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MSRP $323
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 300 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-11700 - 154 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £70.97 vs £401.35
- Up to 83% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-11700 - £0.46 vs £2.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-11700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022
FPS
154
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70.97
565%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 10th, 2022
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-11700
With selected game settings
42 FPS
£26.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,119.95
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24 FPS
£49.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,177.08
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69 FPS
£18.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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36 FPS
£25.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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