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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-5250U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2522 days newer than Core i5-5250U.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-5250U
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 15 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 10% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-5250U - 238 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5250U - 8 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
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
Very High
Core i5-5250U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-5250U | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 6000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i5-5250U or Core i3-12100F
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
91 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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71 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
4 GB, 500 GB SSD
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82 FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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