Intel Core i5-7600K vs Intel Core i3-12100. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000 Intel Core i 12000
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
• Generation
  7 12
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i3-11100
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Successor
  Intel Core i5-8600K -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 4x Golden Cove
• Base Frequency
  3.8 GHz 3.3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4.2 GHz 4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  24 24
• Generation
  9.5 12
• GPU Frequency
  350 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730
• GPU Turbo
  1150 MHz 1400 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2021
• Shader
  192 192
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-12100 and Intel Core i5-7600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  - 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -
• PCIe
  - 5.0 x 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-7600K and Intel Core i3-12100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  91 W 60 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 89 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7600K and Intel Core i3-12100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kaby Lake S Alder Lake S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  - 5 MB
• L3-Cache
  6 MB 12 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q1/2022
• Socket
  LGA 1151 LGA 1700
• Technology
  14 nm 10 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d