intel core i5 12600k vs intel core i3 12100

Intel Core i5 12600K
VS
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Core i5 12600K
Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12600K (Desktop) 10-cores against Intel Core i3 12100 (Desktop) 4-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i5 12600K and Intel Core i3 12100
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
  • Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Consumes up to 52% less energy than the Intel Core i5 12600K – 60 vs 125 Watt

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
core i5 12600k +12%
1901
core i3 12100
1676
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
core i5 12600k +53%
17338
core i3 12100
8084
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
core i5 12600k +10%
4000
core i3 12100
3581
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
core i5 12600k +48%
27690
core i3 12100
14389
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
core i5 12600k +11%
1926
core i3 12100
1716
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
core i5 12600k +45%
11709
core i3 12100
6391

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 12600k and core i3 12100

General

Intel Core i5 12600K Intel Core i3 12100
Vendor Intel Intel
Released November 5 2021 January 4 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-S
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 730

Performance

Intel Core i5 12600K Intel Core i3 12100
Cores 10 4
Threads 16 8
Base Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.3 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache 20 MB (shared) 12 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i5 12600K Intel Core i3 12100
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm Intel 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 60 W
Max. temperature 100°C 100°C

Memory support

Intel Core i5 12600K Intel Core i3 12100
Memory types DDR5, DDR4 DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

iGPU

Intel Core i5 12600K Intel Core i3 12100
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.45 MHz 1.4 MHz
Shading Units 256 192
TMUs 16 48
ROPs 8 24
Execution Units 32 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
core i5 12600k
0.78 TFLOPS
core i3 12100
0.35 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i5 12600K Intel Core i3 12100
Official site Intel Core i5 12600K official page Intel Core i3 12100 official page
PCI Express Version
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 12100 or Intel Core i5 12600K?