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Core i5-8600 vs i3-12100T


Description
The i5-8600 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-12100T is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8600 gets a score of 317.5 k points while the i3-12100T gets 330.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-12100T is 1 times faster than the i5-8600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
90675
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
12288 kB
Date
March 2018
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
70.3k points
93.54k points
Mean multithread perf.
317.49k points
330.62k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-8600
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
28.14k
43.24k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
24.71k
23.76k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
12.67k (x2.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.95k
13.88k (x1.16)
TOTAL
70.3k
93.54k (x1.33)

Multithread

i5-8600

i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
159.4k
150.28k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
126.93k
126.29k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.76k
45.32k (x1.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
8.73k (x1.99)
TOTAL
317.49k
330.62k (x1.04)

Performance/W
i5-8600
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
2452 points/W
4294 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1953 points/W
3608 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
412 points/W
1295 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
249 points/W
TOTAL
4884 points/W
9446 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8600
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
6543 points/GHz
10546 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5746 points/GHz
5794 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
3089 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2780 points/GHz
3384 points/GHz
TOTAL
16350 points/GHz
22814 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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