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Core i7-3840QM vs Core i3-12100

Core i7-3840QM vs Core i3-12100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i7-3840QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 3410 days newer than Core i7-3840QM.

Advantages of Core i7-3840QM

  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 45 vs 60 Watts

Advantages of Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 12% better in F1 22 than Core i7-3840QM - 284 vs 254 FPS
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-3840QM Logo
Core i7-3840QM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

254

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

284

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.35/FPS

100%

Price, £

£98.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £98.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 395 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-3840QM Logo
Core i7-3840QM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3840QM Logo
Core i7-3840QM

Mobile • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

622

29%

Multi-Core

2077

30%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2162

100%

Multi-Core

6822

100%

Intel Core i7-3840QM Logo

Core i7-3840QM

vs
Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

Sep 3rd, 2012
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7Core i3
Ivy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
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2.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
3.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
45 W
60 W
22 nm
10 nm
28.0x
33.0x
Intel HD 4000UHD Graphics 730
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