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Core i7-1260U vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-1260U 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™ 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 71 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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 71 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-1260U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 29 days older than Core i7-1260U.

Advantages of Core i7-1260U

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

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-1260U - 205 vs 196 FPS
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i7-1260U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022


FPS

196

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

205

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.34/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 71 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i7-1260U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-1260U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022


Single-Core

1827

82%

Multi-Core

5854

79%

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Core i7-1260U

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Core i3-12100F

Feb 23rd, 2022
Release DateJan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1781SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores4
12
Threads8
1.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP58 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
11.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Iris Xe 96EU
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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