UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-8100 vs i5-12600K

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Best Bench: 117% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 100% Great: 117%

SPEED RANK: 45^th / 1442

Gaming 109%

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 111%

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 388^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 53%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		109 %	Much faster effective speed. +54%		70.6 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	80 Pts		81.8 Pts	+2%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	194 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +83%	106 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	382 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +82%	210 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	736 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +115%	342 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1223 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +241%	359 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.1 Pts		93.4 Pts	+3%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	207 Pts	Hugely faster OC single-core speed. +85%	112 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	416 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +86%	224 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	813 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +99%	408 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1367 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +226%	419 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.81 %	Hugely higher market share. +189%	0.28 %
Value Value For Money	122 %	Much better value. +34%	91.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	98 %	Much more popular. +46%	67 %
Price Price (score)	$184		$110	Much cheaper. +40%


Age Newest	29 Months	Much more recent. +63%	78 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	10 cores	Hugely higher core count. +150%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +300%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	10 nm	Newer manufacturing. +29%	14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	+3%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +36%	3.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1926 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +359%	420 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1743 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +379%	364 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 770	UHD 630

Intel’s latest 10-core i5-12600K Alder Lake desktop processor offers an impressive 50% 64-core performance improvement over it's predecessor. The 12600K combines six hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores with clock speeds up to 4.9 GHz and four energy efficient Gracemont E-cores for a total of 16 threads. Alder Lake CPUs have a new LGA 1700 socket which requires new cooler brackets and a new Z690 motherboard. Z690 brings several new features including PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory. Most Z690 boards will ship in both DDR4 and DDR5 variants. DDR4 is likely the better option, at least until DDR5 prices settle. With an MRSP of just $290 USD, the 12600K is both cheaper and faster than the competition in both single and, notably, multi-core performance. As a result, even AMD's prolific marketing infrastructure (youtube, reddit, forums etc.) will struggle to drive sales, at least until Zen 4 launches (est. late 2022). In the meantime, Intel's i5-12600K is the obvious choice for consumers that do not wish to pay over the odds for almost unparalleled performance in the majority of workloads including gaming. That said, gamers that already own a K series CPU from the 8th gen. or higher will see limited gains in the majority of titles when paired with a 3060 (or lower) tier GPU. In some cases (e.g. PUBG or Overwatch) gamers will see fewer frame drops by disabling the E-Cores all together. If recent history is a guide, stock levels at MSRP are likely to deplete rapidly. ^{[Nov '21 CPUPro]}

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Intel’s i3-8100 from their 8th generation of Core processors is a mainstream quad-core CPU. It is the entry model of the latest Coffee Lake line up with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz. Previously, i3 Kaby Lake processors had two cores with hyperthreading, but now, i3 Coffee Lake processors have 4 cores and offer much better value for money in terms of dollars per core. With a performance profile that closely matches last years mid range Kaby Lake i5's (the then go-to mid range gaming choice) and a price tag of just $120, the i3-8100 represents excellent value for money. Unfortunately, like all Coffe Lake processors, the i3-8100 does require a new 300-series motherboard even though it shares the same LGA1151 socket as the previous generation of Kaby Lake 200 motherboards. Intel were clearly mindful of AMD's similarly priced quad core Ryzen 3 1200 which achieves very comparable single, and quad-core benchmarks to the i3-8100. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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