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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9350KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1031 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9350KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9350KF
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-9350KF - 130 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i3-9350KF - $154.65 vs $198.94
- Up to 32% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-9350KF - $1.19 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9350KF - 16 vs 4 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-9350KF Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.6GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 (999F4L)
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$154.65
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9350KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9350KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9350KF or Core i5-12600KF
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
99 FPS
$16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$14.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
$33.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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64 FPS
$20.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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