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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3220 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3220 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3220.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €25.06 vs €290.36
- Up to 86% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-12700 - €0.06 vs €0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 49% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-3220 - 673 vs 452 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3220 - 16 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
452
67%
Value, €/FPS
€0.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€25.06
100%
Value Winner
CHYYAC Intel Core I3-3220 I3 3220 3,3 GHz Dual-Core-CPU-Prozessor 3M 55 W LGA 1155
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3220 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3220 or Core i7-12700
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
362 FPS
€4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,499
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326 FPS
€4.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,335.29
In Stock
362 FPS
€4.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,758.24
In Stock
263 FPS
€5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,402.56
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362 FPS
€2.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,075
In Stock
326 FPS
€3.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,119.27
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388 FPS
€5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,312.28
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363 FPS
€3.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,419
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362 FPS
€3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,279.22
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388 FPS
€5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,975.89
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