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Intel logo Core i5-12600
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Intel logo Core i3-6100

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General information Core i5-12600 Core i3-6100
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 10.8 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 51 W 21.5 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-12600 Core i3-6100
Overall Score 60906 0 % 40465 33.6 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 50 % 41.9 %
Benchmark Score 13761 0 % 2681 80.5 %
Single Thread Score 3849.6 0 % 2198.6 42.9 %
Encrypting Data 12902.7 MB/s 0 % 1365 MB/s 89.4 %
Compressing Data 249.1 MB/s 0 % 54.9 MB/s 78 %
String objects sorting 24487.5 thousand/s 0 % 7339.5 thousand/s 70 %
Prime numbers generation 83.7 millions/s 0 % 14 millions/s 83.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 65734 millions/s 0 % 12549.2 millions/s 80.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 51026.3 millions/s 0 % 7851.8 millions/s 84.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600, Core i3-6100.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600 Core i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 74.9 FPS
High settings 217.0 FPS 119.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.3 FPS 149.8 FPS
Low settings 339.1 FPS 187.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12600 Core i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.0 FPS 121.9 FPS
High settings 252.8 FPS 195.1 FPS
Medium settings 316.0 FPS 243.8 FPS
Low settings 395.1 FPS 304.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.9 %
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