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Core i7-4790S vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-4790S 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 67.86 on Amazon

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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 67.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74705 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2816 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790S.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S

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

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 15% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-4790S - 126 vs 110 FPS
  • Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-4790S - $61.14 vs $85.71
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790S - 58 vs 65 Watts
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014


FPS

110

87.3015873015873%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€95.14

71%

Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S

Buy for 95.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74706 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

126

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€67.86

100%

FPS 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 67.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74705 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo
Core i7-4790S

Desktop • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

1192

53.57303370786517%

Multi-Core

3737

50.11398685798578%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-4790S Logo

Intel Core i7-4790S

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
65 WTDP
58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD 4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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