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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-10700F - 194 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - CA$178.13 vs CA$375.13
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i3-12100 Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 3.3 GHz Quad-Core 60W 12MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Core i7-10700F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
81 FPS
CA$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
CA$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
CA$13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
CA$47.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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64 FPS
CA$22.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
CA$35.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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58 FPS
CA$58.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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