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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3758 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £35.24 vs £257.31
- Up to 85% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-12700 - £0.22 vs £1.43 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-6100 - 180 vs 162 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6100 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 CPU Used 6-Core 6-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
180
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
15%
Price, £
£257.31
13%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6100 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6100 or Core i7-12700
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
56 FPS
£18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,047.16
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62 FPS
£23.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476.99
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41 FPS
£45.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,881.46
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41 FPS
£43.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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62 FPS
£43.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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62 FPS
£19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,194.99
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41 FPS
£38.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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73 FPS
£33.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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62 FPS
£27.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,682.99
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62 FPS
£24.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,500.99
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