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£100.97
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MSRP $122
Prices and StockMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - £100.97 vs £349.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-14700K - £0.49 vs £1.49 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 14% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-12100 - 234 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 28 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
206
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £100.97 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for £349 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 20 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 60 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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