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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $99.0 vs $175.95
- Up to 40% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12500 - $0.32 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-9100T - 329 vs 307 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
307
93.3130699088146%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor
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Updated 3856 minutes ago
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
329
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
60.37735849056604%
Price, $
$175.95
56%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $175.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3860 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1203
52.055387278234534%
Multi-Core
3178
35.003855050115654%
Intel Core i3-9100T | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100T or Core i5-12500
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
170 FPS
$4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$754
In Stock
219 FPS
$3.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.11
In Stock
219 FPS
$4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
In Stock
170 FPS
$4.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$809
In Stock
201 FPS
$3.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
170 FPS
$4.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$729
In Stock
170 FPS
$4.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
In Stock
170 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
In Stock
170 FPS
$4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
170 FPS
$5.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$892
In Stock
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