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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1464 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-8700 - 451 vs 420 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £98.57 vs £147.17
- Up to 37% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i7-8700 - £0.22 vs £0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
451
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £98.57 on Amazon
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Updated 251 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £147.17 on Amazon
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Updated 252 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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