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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-14100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-14100F is 795 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-14100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-14100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-12600KF - 197 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $100.99 vs $152.66
- Up to 35% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-12600KF - $0.51 vs $0.78 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Core i3-14100F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-14100F Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-14100F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | Intel Core i3-14100F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i3-14100F
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
170 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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158 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
$17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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120 FPS
$10.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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