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Prices and StockMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4522 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-860.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 23% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-860 - 454 vs 370 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-860 - £70.00 vs £165.50
- Up to 67% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i7-860 - £0.15 vs £0.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 58 vs 95 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
454
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Updated 118 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-860 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-860 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
145 FPS
£8.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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170 FPS
£5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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240 FPS
£5.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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