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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2400 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 28% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-6700 - 148 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $55.95 vs $95.05
- Up to 54% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-6700 - $0.42 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
116
78.37837837837837%
Value, €/FPS
€0.91/FPS
46.15384615384615%
Price, €
€105.51
58%
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€62.11
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.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
58.1123595505618%
Multi-Core
4140
55.518304948370655%
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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