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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Core i5-7500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $43.38 vs $62.32
- Up to 10% better value when playing Starfield than Core i3-12100F - $0.86 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 29% better in Starfield than Core i5-7500 - 72 vs 56 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Starfield
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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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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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7500 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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