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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 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 i5-13500 is 344 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-12100F - 150 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $94.98 vs $244.85
- Up to 60% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-13500 - $0.65 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-13500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
146
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/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
Epic
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13500 or Core i3-12100F
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
48 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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27 FPS
$33.73/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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