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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 i5-11500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- 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 5% better in Rust than Core i5-11500 - 233 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $94.98 vs $184.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-11500 - $0.41 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/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
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i3-12100F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
75 FPS
$10.67/FPS
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Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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63 FPS
$18.4/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$19.8/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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63 FPS
$20.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$21.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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63 FPS
$40.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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63 FPS
$20.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
$18.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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63 FPS
$18.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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