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£69.99
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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 i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1573 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Core i3-8100
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - £69.99 vs £73.99
- Up to 3% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Core i3-12100F - £0.34 vs £0.35 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i3-8100 - 212 vs 203 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 8 vs 4 threads
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
203
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Updated 398 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
97%
Price, £
£73.99
94%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £73.99 on Amazon
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Updated 397 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-8100 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
47 FPS
£25.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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126 FPS
£10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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71 FPS
£13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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