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Core i3-8100T vs Core i7-12700KF

Core i3-8100T vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Core i3-8100T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1312 days newer than Core i3-8100T.

Advantages of Core i3-8100T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 24% better in Valorant than Core i3-8100T - 919 vs 740 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 20 vs 4 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo
Core i3-8100T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

740

81%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

919

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.24/FPS

100%

Price, £

£218.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £218.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo
Core i3-8100T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo
Core i3-8100T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1073

42%

Multi-Core

3027

22%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Core i3-8100T Logo

Core i3-8100T

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Apr 2nd, 2018
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3Core i7
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
12
4
20
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo5.0 GHz
35 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
31.0x
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-8100T or Core i7-12700KF

With selected game settings

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