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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 1242 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $99.0 vs $275.6
- Up to 51% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-12600 - $0.73 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 35% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-9100T - 184 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
136
73.91304347826086%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/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 3938 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
48.666666666666664%
Price, $
$275.6
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $275.6 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3942 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1203
50.738085196119776%
Multi-Core
3178
32.692109865240205%
Intel Core i3-9100T | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100T or Core i5-12600
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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