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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1242 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-9100 - 295 vs 277 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €84.88 vs €288.7
- Up to 68% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-12700 - €0.31 vs €0.98 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
277
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€84.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 3.6GHz LGA1151 **New Retail**, BX80684I39100 (**New Retail** Boxed)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i3-9100
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
143 FPS
€7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,119.27
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164 FPS
€9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,499
In Stock
143 FPS
€9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,408.48
In Stock
164 FPS
€10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,755.36
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106 FPS
€10.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,151.61
In Stock
164 FPS
€6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,084.44
In Stock
164 FPS
€8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,419
In Stock
164 FPS
€7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,309.13
In Stock
178 FPS
€10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.56
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164 FPS
€6.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,145.03
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