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Pentium 987 vs Core i3-12100F

Pentium 987 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 7374 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 7374 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3280 days newer than Pentium 987.

Advantages of Pentium 987

  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 17 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 43% better in New World than Pentium 987 - 136 vs 95 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 8 vs 2 threads
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New World

New World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


FPS

95

70%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

136

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.51/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 7374 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


Single-Core

228

10%

Multi-Core

382

5%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Pentium 987 Logo

Pentium 987

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Feb 1st, 2013
Jan 25th, 2022
PentiumCore i3
Sandy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
4
2
8
1.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Non-Turbo4.3 GHz
17 W
58 W
32 nm
10 nm
15.0x
33.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
None
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PCs Using Pentium 987 or Core i3-12100F

With selected game settings

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251.35

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309.9

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114.41

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117.12

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155.86

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246.11

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288.28

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69.19

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180.17

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390.09

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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251.31

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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130.02

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69.19

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75.09

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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166.67

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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69.19

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158.51

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Core i7-12700K

175.68

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Core i7-14700K

296.35

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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341.19

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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104.26

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

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

69.19

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Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

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

69.19

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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154.95

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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

69.19

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Core i5-12600KF

129.56

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

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

69.19

vs
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Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

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

69.19

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

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

69.19

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Core i7-13700K

279.28

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

69.19

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Core i9-14900KF

375.64

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

69.19

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

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

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

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

69.19

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Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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