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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $39.5 vs $94.98
- Up to 53% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i3-12100F - $0.17 vs $0.36 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-6500 - 261 vs 228 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
261
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
47%
Price, $
$94.98
41%
FPS 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
Mythical
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i3-12100F
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
113 FPS
$7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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58 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
$9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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62 FPS
$14.69/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.6
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