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Intel logo Core i5-12600K
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General information Core i5-12600K Core i3-3250
Launched Q4 2021 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 5.4 %
Cores 10 0 % 2 80 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 55 W 63.3 %
Lithography 10 nm 54.5 % 22 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 × 20 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-12600K Core i3-3250
Overall Score 65077 0 % 35436 45.5 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 34 % 60 %
Benchmark Score 17936 0 % 1577 91.2 %
Single Thread Score 3980.7 0 % 1845.5 53.6 %
Encrypting Data 18610.1 MB/s 0 % 3622.4 MB/s 80.5 %
Compressing Data 339.9 MB/s 0 % 47.5 MB/s 86 %
String objects sorting 35587.1 thousand/s 0 % 6795.3 thousand/s 80.9 %
Prime numbers generation 92.3 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 85 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 88070.8 millions/s 0 % 10702.6 millions/s 87.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67453.5 millions/s 0 % 5394 millions/s 92 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600K, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600K Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 236.8 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 296.1 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 370.1 FPS 149.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 59.5 %

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 i5-12600K Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.4 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 264.7 FPS 180.8 FPS
Medium settings 330.8 FPS 226.0 FPS
Low settings 413.5 FPS 282.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.7 %
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