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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Core i3-7300
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 51 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i3-7300 - 188 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $62.33 vs $79.98
- Up to 24% better value when playing Stray than Core i3-7300 - $0.37 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Stray
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/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.
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Game Graphics
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Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7300 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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