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Core i7-3940XM vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-3940XM 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 79 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 79 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-3940XM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3431 days newer than Core i7-3940XM.

Advantages of Core i7-3940XM

  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 55 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 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-3940XM - 327 vs 299 FPS
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Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3940XM Logo
Core i7-3940XM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

299

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

327

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.21/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 79 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3940XM Logo
Core i7-3940XM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3940XM Logo
Core i7-3940XM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

649

29%

Multi-Core

2224

30%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-3940XM Logo

Core i7-3940XM

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7 ExtremeCollectionCore i3
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
55 W
TDP58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD 4000
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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