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Core i7-7820X vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-7820X vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-7820X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1674 days newer than Core i7-7820X.

Advantages of Core i7-7820X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-7820X - 177 vs 162 FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-7820X - 58 vs 140 Watts
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-7820X Logo
Core i7-7820X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

162

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

177

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.4/FPS

100%

Price, £

£70.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £70.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-7820X Logo
Core i7-7820X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-7820X Logo
Core i7-7820X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1411

63%

Multi-Core

7849

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

95%

Intel Core i7-7820X Logo

Core i7-7820X

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Jun 26th, 2017Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Skylake-E/EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
140 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

PCs Using Core i7-7820X or Core i3-12100F

With selected game settings

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