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£345.86
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MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 48% better in League of Legends than Core i3-12100 - 387 vs 261 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - £98.57 vs £345.86
- Up to 57% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-14700K - £0.38 vs £0.89 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
387
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.89/FPS
43%
Price, £
£345.86
28%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for £345.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 429 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
261
67%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £98.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 429 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-14700K | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
20 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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