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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 more expensive Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 7% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-10500 - 110 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - $94.98 vs $119.99
- Up to 26% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-10500 - $0.86 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
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
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10500 or Core i3-12100F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$17.95/FPS
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Core i5-10500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$22.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$22.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$35.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Core i5-10500
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