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£207.67
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than Core i3-12100F - 780 vs 761 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £70.00 vs £207.67
- Up to 67% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-12700K - £0.09 vs £0.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
780
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/FPS
33%
Price, £
£207.67
33%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
761
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 542 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-12700K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
198 FPS
£6.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,199.03
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244 FPS
£3.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
In Stock
373 FPS
£3.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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