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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 315 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $94.98 vs $165.86
- Up to 42% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-11600KF - $0.6 vs $1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
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 i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i3-12100F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
63 FPS
$18.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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54 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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63 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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32 FPS
$28.46/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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63 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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