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Prices and StockMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Core i3-10100
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - £100.20 vs £100.97
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i3-10100 - 230 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i3-10100 - £0.44 vs £0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 60 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.97
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100 | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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