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Core i7-950 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-950 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4620 days newer than Core i7-950.

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 64% better in Starfield than Core i7-950 - 72 vs 44 FPS
  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 58 vs 130 Watts
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


FPS

44

61%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

72

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.99/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 46 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


Single-Core

463

21%

Multi-Core

1569

21%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-950 Logo

Core i7-950

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Jun 2nd, 2009Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
130 WTDP
58 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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