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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1441 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 44% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-8600 - 78 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $94.98 vs $175.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-8600 - $1.22 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
78
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/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 i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
54
69.23076923076923%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
37.654320987654316%
Price, $
$175
54%
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
65.43820224719101%
Multi-Core
5027
67.413168834652%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-8600
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
5 FPS
$160/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$874.94/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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