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Core i3-12100 vs Core i7-8700

Core i3-12100 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1464 days newer than Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-8700 - 235 vs 209 FPS
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 60 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

235

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

209

88%

Value, €/FPS

€1.12/FPS

100%

Price, €

€233.64

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu 3.2 GHz)

Buy for 233.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 173 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

70%

Multi-Core

5905

85%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Intel Core i3-12100

vs
Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJan 1st, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
60 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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