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£53.77
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Prices and StockMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Core i3-7100
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - £53.77 vs £70.00
- Up to 18% better value when playing God of War than Core i3-12100F - £0.31 vs £0.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 51 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in God of War than Core i3-7100 - 186 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 8 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
172
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£53.77
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
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Intel® Core™ i3-12100F 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 i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-7100 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
32 FPS
£37.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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48 FPS
£19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
£14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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