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In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-10600KF - 126 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-10600KF - $83.62 vs $100.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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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
High
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1686
75.7752808988764%
Multi-Core
6819
91.44428054177283%
Intel Core i5-10600KF | 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 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10600KF or Core i3-12100F
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
31 FPS
$25.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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