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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4360 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4360 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 2826 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4360.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4360
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $149.88 vs $273.49
- Up to 42% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-12600 - $0.7 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 6% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-4360 - 228 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4360 - 12 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-4360
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
215
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4360 Processor (4M Cache, 3.70 GHz) BX80646I34360
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Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-4360
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4360 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-4360 or Core i5-12600
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
110 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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