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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2355 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 15% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-2120T - 178 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120T - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120T
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $60.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8600 - $0.39 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i3-2120T Dual-Core Processor 2.6 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120T
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i3-2120T
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120T |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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