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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 7% better in Deathloop than Core i3-10100 - 191 vs 178 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-10100
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £100.21 vs £281.70
- Up to 62% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i7-12700 - £0.56 vs £1.47 per FPS
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700 | vs | Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i3-10100
With selected game settings
101 FPS
£9.79/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£989
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101 FPS
£10.13/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,023.2
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101 FPS
£9.6/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£969.2
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101 FPS
£9.1/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£919
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101 FPS
£8.51/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£859.2
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101 FPS
£9.26/FPS
Arc A770
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£935.2
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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i3-10100
With selected game settings
56 FPS
£23.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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74 FPS
£21.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
£21.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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90 FPS
£22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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90 FPS
£17.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
£25.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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86 FPS
£12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,049
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74 FPS
£17.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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90 FPS
£29.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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74 FPS
£19.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,435
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