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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 2338 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £25.15 vs £252.97
- Up to 89% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-12700 - £0.22 vs £1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 17% better in Elden Ring than Celeron G3900 - 131 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 16 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
112
85%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£25.15
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz 2M Cache Dual-Core CPU Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 Tray
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G3900 or Core i7-12700
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
76 FPS
£13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,029.8
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67 FPS
£38.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,583.24
In Stock
83 FPS
£18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
In Stock
76 FPS
£13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,000.8
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50 FPS
£17.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£881.99
In Stock
80 FPS
£15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,209.99
In Stock
67 FPS
£26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
67 FPS
£12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£842.99
In Stock
67 FPS
£23.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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80 FPS
£20.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,648.99
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