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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1674 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 9% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-7640X - 238 vs 219 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - £70.97 vs £329.98
- Up to 80% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-7640X - £0.30 vs £1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 58 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 8 vs 4 threads
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Intel Core i5-7640X 4.00 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7640X | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-7640X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
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£8.95/FPS
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£6.11/FPS
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