Core i3-9300 vs Core i7-12700KF - How Many FPS France

Prices and Stock
MSRP $143

Intel Core i3-9300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 62W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 926 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9300.

Advantages of Core i3-9300

Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $134.23 vs $164.86
Up to 12% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-12700KF - $0.66 vs $0.75 per FPS
Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 62 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-9300 - 220 vs 203 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9300 - 20 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i3-9300

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

FPS

203

92%

Value, €/FPS

€0.66/FPS

100%

Price, €

€134.23

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-9300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 62W

Buy for €134.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 151 minutes ago

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

220

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.75/FPS

88%

Price, €

€164.86

81%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for €164.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i3-9300

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

191

FPS

321

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

206

FPS

218

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

556

FPS

690

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

158

FPS

183

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

210

FPS

250

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i3-9300

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Single-Core

1486

59%

Multi-Core

3968

29%

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2536

100%

Multi-Core

13687

100%

Core i3-9300	vs	Core i7-12700KF
Apr 23rd, 2019	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3	Collection	Core i7
Coffee Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	12
4	Threads	20
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
62 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
UHD 630	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes