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Core i3-12100F vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i3-12100F vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6302 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 171.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6301 minutes ago

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6302 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 171.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6301 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $69.19 vs $171.16
  • Up to 57% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-12700KF - $0.57 vs $1.34 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 58 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 5% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-12100F - 128 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

122

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6302 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.34/FPS

43%

Price, €

€171.16

40%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for 171.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6301 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

88%

Multi-Core

7457

55%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Jan 25th, 2022
Nov 4th, 2021
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Alder LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
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3.3 GHz
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4.3 GHz
5.0 GHz
58 W
125 W
10 nm10 nm
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Popular Core i3-12100F and Core i7-12700KF Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

180.17

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

180.17

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

175.68

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

175.68

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.09

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

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

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

171.16

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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