Intel Core i3 12100F vs Intel Core i5 12600K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 12100F, vs Intel Core i5 12600K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 12100F and Intel Core i5 12600K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
1624
Intel Core i5 12600K
1886
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
8447
Intel Core i5 12600K
17333
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
n/a
Intel Core i5 12600K
109
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
n/a
Intel Core i5 12600K
968
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
3450
Intel Core i5 12600K
3930
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
14041
Intel Core i5 12600K
27636
Integer Math41 GOps/s87.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math32 GOps/s67.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search61 M primes/s92 M primes/s
Random String Sort15.8 M strings/s35.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption8.1 GB/s18.5 GB/s
Data Compression160.8 MB/s344.4 MB/s
Physics993 frames/s1526 frames/s
Extended Instructions108 M matrices/s22 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
2712
Intel Core i5 12600K
2547
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
9372
Intel Core i5 12600K
12200
File Compression792.9 MB/s822.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation60.1 KLines/s98.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser204.1 pages/s261.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/sec347.9 MP/sec
Text Processing267.7 pages/s258.5 pages/s
Background Blur48.6 frames/s58.9 frames/s
Photo Processing82.8 frames/s103.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing14.4 MP/sec22.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 12100F
106.99
Intel Core i5 12600K
234.96

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 161.6 PPW 97.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 242.1 PPW 221.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 7.7 PPW
Blender / W 1.84 PPW 1.88 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 4, 2022 October, 27, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i3-12100F i5-12600K
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a4
Threadsn/a4
Frequencyn/a2.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.6 GHz
General
Cores count410
Threads count816
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier33x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core9728 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total20 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 58 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 89 W 150 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12600K the clear winner in this comparison.

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