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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3648 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-2550K - 233 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $94.98 vs $99.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-2550K - $0.41 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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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
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i3-12100F
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
99 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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72 FPS
$12.65/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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