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Pentium B980 vs Core i3-12100F

Pentium B980 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3433 days newer than Pentium B980.

Advantages of Pentium B980

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 28% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium B980 - 157 vs 123 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


FPS

123

78%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

157

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.69/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$109

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


Single-Core

360

16%

Multi-Core

609

8%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Pentium B980 Logo

Pentium B980

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Sep 1st, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
PentiumCollectionCore i3
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
2Threads
8
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
35 W
TDP58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
24.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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