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AvailabilityMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Core i3-10300
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - CA$268.18 vs CA$279.00
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-10300 - 112 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-10300 - CA$2.49 vs CA$2.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 20 vs 8 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
112
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10300 | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-10300 or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
89 FPS
CA$33.48/FPS
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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66 FPS
CA$25.76/FPS
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