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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-10600 - 129 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $94.98 vs $299.95
- Up to 69% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-10600 - $0.74 vs $2.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/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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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
96.12403100775194%
Value, $/FPS
$2.42/FPS
30.57851239669421%
Price, $
$299.95
31%
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
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Updated 348510 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1579
70.96629213483146%
Multi-Core
6175
82.8080997720263%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-10600
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
41 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$874.94/FPS
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Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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