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CA$109
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Prices and StockMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Prices and StockMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - CA$109.00 vs CA$278.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-12700KF - CA$0.38 vs CA$0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Core i3-12100F - 298 vs 287 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
Buy for CA$109 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6569 minutes ago
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
298
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.94/FPS
40%
Price, CA$
CA$278.99
39%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
Buy for CA$278.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6569 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
150 FPS
CA$6.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$924.71
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161 FPS
CA$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,202.93
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220 FPS
CA$16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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CA$3,729.15
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191 FPS
CA$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,699.99
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