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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2338 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $94.08 vs $94.98
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 51 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 17% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-6300 - 146 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-6300 - $0.65 vs $0.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6300 or Core i3-12100F
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
49 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
4 GB, 500 GB SSD
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27 FPS
$33.73/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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