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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-9500

Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-9500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73644 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for $103.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73644 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73644 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for $103.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73644 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9500.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Core i5-9500 - 188 vs 184 FPS
  • Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $83.62 vs $103.03
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Stray.
Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

188

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$83.62

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73644 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

184

97.87234042553192%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$103.03

81%

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for $103.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73644 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

65.97752808988764%

Multi-Core

4990

66.91699074694918%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i5-9500 Logo

Intel Core i5-9500

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
58 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-9500

Stray, 1920 x 1080, High

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