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Core i7-8700 vs Core i3-12100

Core i7-8700 vs Core i3-12100: 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 i7-8700

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 8% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-8700 - 194 vs 180 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
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

180

92%

Value, €/FPS

€1.31/FPS

100%

Price, €

€235.06

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 235.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 165 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

194

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

vs
Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Intel Core i3-12100

Jan 1st, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 WTDP
60 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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