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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $74.0 vs $94.98
- Up to 14% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-12100F - $0.57 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6600 - 145 vs 130 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
130
89.65517241379311%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
86.36363636363636%
Price, $
$94.98
77%
FPS 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 i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
57.79775280898877%
Multi-Core
3552
47.633096419471634%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i3-12100F
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$24.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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8 FPS
$109.37/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$874.94
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