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£73.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 21 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-12100 - 145 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - £73.99 vs £98.57
- Up to 26% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-12100 - £0.51 vs £0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 58 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
145
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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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 i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Core i3-12100
With selected game settings
22 FPS
£54.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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63 FPS
£20.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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33 FPS
£28.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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