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

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 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Rank 2 - 87 %

Intel Core i3-12100

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Rank 2 - 52 %

Intel Core i3-12100

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

105 pts

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

86 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

909 pts

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

401 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

1,918 pts

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,658 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

17,660 pts

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

8,443 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

2,472

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

2,157

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

11,991

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

7,428

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

741 cb

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

642 cb

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

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

1,854

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,716

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

6,702 cb

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

3,204 cb

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

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

11,912

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

6,422

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

274 cb

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

242 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz

2,596 cb

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

1,204 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 i5-12600KF	Intel Core i3-12100
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)	Intel Core i3 (205)
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 i5-11600KF	Intel Core i3-11100B
Successor	Intel Core i5-13600KF	Intel Core i3-13100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600KF	Intel Core i3-12100
GPU name	no iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics 730
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 i5-12600KF	Intel Core i3-12100
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12600KF	Intel Core i3-12100
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	Q4/2021	Q1/2022
Release price	264 $	122 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

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

★★★★★

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

★★★★★