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Intel logo Core i5-12600
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Intel logo Core i3-7100

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General information Core i5-12600 Core i3-7100
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 15.4 % 3.9 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 No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-12600 Core i3-7100
Overall Score 60907 0 % 40917 32.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 57 % 33.7 %
Benchmark Score 13762 0 % 2803 79.6 %
Single Thread Score 3803.7 0 % 2296.1 39.6 %
Encrypting Data 12697.7 MB/s 0 % 1454.1 MB/s 88.5 %
Compressing Data 250.9 MB/s 0 % 57.8 MB/s 77 %
String objects sorting 24734.4 thousand/s 0 % 7614.7 thousand/s 69.2 %
Prime numbers generation 84.7 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 83.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 65470 millions/s 0 % 13168.4 millions/s 79.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 51231.8 millions/s 0 % 8229.2 millions/s 83.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600, Core i3-7100.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600 Core i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.6 FPS 76.2 FPS
High settings 216.9 FPS 121.9 FPS
Medium settings 271.2 FPS 152.4 FPS
Low settings 338.9 FPS 190.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.8 %

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 i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 157.8 FPS 122.7 FPS
High settings 252.5 FPS 196.3 FPS
Medium settings 315.6 FPS 245.3 FPS
Low settings 394.5 FPS 306.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.3 %
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