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£349
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700K 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 i7-14700K is 630 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-12100F - 303 vs 292 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 28 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 80% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - £70.00 vs £349.00
- Up to 79% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-14700K - £0.24 vs £1.15 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
292
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Updated 6304 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-14700K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-14700K or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
88 FPS
£13.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,193.78
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189 FPS
£6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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118 FPS
£7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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