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Core i3-8300T vs Core i3-12100F

Core i3-8300T vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel 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 62.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel 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 62.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i3-8300T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1394 days newer than Core i3-8300T.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300T

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 9% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-8300T - 124 vs 114 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300T - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo
Core i3-8300T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

114

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.5/FPS

100%

Price, €

€62.33

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 62.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 102 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo
Core i3-8300T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo
Core i3-8300T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1155

52%

Multi-Core

3357

45%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i3-8300T

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Intel Core i3-12100F

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
35 W
TDP58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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