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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4401 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 61% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-660 - 148 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-660 - $94.98 vs $149.95
- Up to 61% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-660 - $0.64 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i5-660 - 58 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
92
62.16216216216216%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
39.263803680981596%
Price, $
$149.95
63%
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
482
21.662921348314608%
Multi-Core
980
13.142014214831702%
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-660 or Core i3-12100F
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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