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£326.15
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Prices and StockMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Prices and StockMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700KF 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 i7-14700KF is 630 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i7-14700KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-12100F - 231 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-14700KF - £70.00 vs £326.15
- Up to 77% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-14700KF - £0.32 vs £1.41 per FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
231
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
23%
Price, £
£326.15
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core™ i7-14700KF Computer Processor
Buy for £326.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6306 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
218
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/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 6306 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-14700KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-14700KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-14700KF or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
194 FPS
£12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i7-14700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,499
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20 FPS
£59.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,193.78
In Stock
93 FPS
£13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
In Stock
41 FPS
£22.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£934.99
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