i3-12100 vs i5-14600K - Ashes of the Singularity R9 FURY X - Game Performance Benchmarks

R9 FURY X with Intel Core i3-12100

Ashes of the Singularity

R9 FURY X with Intel Core i5-14600K

i3-12100 i5-14600K

Multi-Thread Performance

12603 Pts

21168 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3340 Pts

4308 Pts

Ashes of the Singularity

i3-12100 vs i5-14600K in Ashes of the Singularity using R9 FURY X - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i3-12100 i5-14600K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	72.9 FPS
1080p	81.6 FPS
1440p	62.2 FPS
1440p	65.3 FPS
2160p	48.2 FPS
2160p	50.5 FPS
w1440p	59.1 FPS
w1440p	62.0 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	120.6 FPS
1080p	132.7 FPS
1440p	105.4 FPS
1440p	109.8 FPS
2160p	84.7 FPS
2160p	88.2 FPS
w1440p	100.9 FPS
w1440p	105.1 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	168.4 FPS
1080p	183.8 FPS
1440p	148.6 FPS
1440p	154.4 FPS
2160p	121.3 FPS
2160p	125.9 FPS
w1440p	142.7 FPS
w1440p	148.2 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	263.8 FPS
1080p	286.1 FPS
1440p	235.0 FPS
1440p	243.5 FPS
2160p	194.4 FPS
2160p	201.3 FPS
w1440p	226.3 FPS
w1440p	234.4 FPS

i3-12100

The i3-12100 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

i5-14600K

The i5-14600K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i5-14600K has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.
For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.

Compare i3-12100 vs i5-14600K specifications

i3-12100 vs i5-14600K Architecture

	i3-12100	i5-14600K
Chipsets	Z690, H670, B660, H610	Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series
Codename	Alder Lake-S	Raptor Lake-R
DDR4 Speed	3200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed	4800 MT/s	5600 MT/s
ECC Memory	No	Yes
Generation	Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)	Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only)	Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

i3-12100 vs i5-14600K Cache

	i3-12100	i5-14600K
Cache L1	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
Cache L2	1.25MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
Cache L3	12MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)

i3-12100 vs i5-14600K Cores

	i3-12100	i5-14600K

i3-12100 vs i5-14600K Performance

	i3-12100	i5-14600K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	33.0x	35.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	No	Yes
PL1	60W	181 W
PL2	89W	181 W
PL2 Tau Limit	28 seconds	Unlimited
TDP	60 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 4.3 GHz	up to 5.3 GHz