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AvailabilityMSRP $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Core i7-7700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 22% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-7700 - 93 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - £70.97 vs £168.15
- Up to 66% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-7700 - £0.76 vs £2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.76/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-7700 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
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