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In short — Core i5-10600KF outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 726 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 7% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-8121U - 181 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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