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Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF

Last updated: 2026-07-03

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 87 %

Intel Core i3-12100

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 52 %

Intel Core i3-12100

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

86 pts

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

105 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

401 pts

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

909 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,658 pts

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

1,918 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

8,443 pts

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

17,660 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

2,157

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

2,472

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

7,428

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

11,991

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

642 cb

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

741 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,716

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

1,854

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

3,204 cb

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

6,702 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

6,422

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

11,912

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

242 cb

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

274 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

1,204 cb

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

2,596 cb

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
Family	Intel Core i3 (205)	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture	Alder Lake S	Alder Lake S
Technology	10 nm	10 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Predecessor	Intel Core i3-11100B	Intel Core i5-11600KF
Successor	Intel Core i3-13100	Intel Core i5-13600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 8	10 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	4x Golden Cove 3.30 - 4.30 GHz	6x Golden Cove 3.70 - 4.90 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		4x Gracemont 2.80 - 3.60 GHz
L2-Cache	5.00 MB	9.50 MB
L3-Cache	12.00 MB	20.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✓

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 730	no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.30 - 1.40 GHz
CUs / Shader	24 / 192	/
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q1/2021

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
Memory	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	128 GB	128 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe	5.0 x 20	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
TDP	60 W	125 W
TDP (PL2)	89 W	150 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i5-12600KF
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date	Q1/2022	Q4/2021
Release price	122 $	264 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

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Intel Core i3-12100
4C / 8T · 3.30 - 4.30 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C / 16T · 3.70 - 4.90 GHz

★★★★★