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Core i3-550 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i3-550 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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 171 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

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 171 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4258 days newer than Core i3-550.

Advantages of Core i3-550

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 24% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-550 - 194 vs 156 FPS
  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i3-550 - 58 vs 73 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 8 vs 4 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

156

80%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

194

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.36/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

FPS and 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 171 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


Single-Core

419

19%

Multi-Core

864

12%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i3-550 Logo

Core i3-550

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

May 30th, 2010Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i3
ClarkdaleCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
73 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
24.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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