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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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MSRP in USD: $97
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Space than Core i7-11700F - 159 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - CA$109.0 vs CA$465.31
- Up to 77% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-11700F - CA$0.69 vs CA$2.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i3-12100F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
44 FPS
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Core i3-12100F
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CA$21.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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62 FPS
CA$24.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
CA$21.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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39 FPS
CA$32.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-11700F
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50 FPS
CA$26/FPS
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