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Core i7-5820K vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-5820K 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 69.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 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 69.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-5820K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2703 days newer than Core i7-5820K.

Advantages of Core i7-5820K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 9% better in God of War than Core i7-5820K - 186 vs 171 FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-5820K - 58 vs 140 Watts
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

171

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

186

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.17

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 69.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1160

52%

Multi-Core

5443

73%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo

Core i7-5820K

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Haswell ECodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
140 WTDP
58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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