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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 i5-3470S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3525 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470S.
Advantages of Core i5-3470S
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - £29.00 vs £70.00
- Up to 56% better value when playing Control than Core i3-12100F - £0.15 vs £0.34 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 3% better in Control than Core i5-3470S - 205 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470S - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470S - 8 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-3470S - i5-3470S
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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
High
Core i5-3470S
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470S | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-3470S or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
41 FPS
£29.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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59 FPS
£15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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107 FPS
£11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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