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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $65.48 vs $129.63
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-6600 - 192 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Intel Core i3-12100 Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 3.3 GHz Quad-Core 60W 12MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
59.841786877617494%
Multi-Core
3552
51.650428966118945%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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