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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £68.5 vs £235.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-12700F - £0.53 vs £1.54 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-10100 - 153 vs 130 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
130
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10100 or Core i7-12700F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
143 FPS
£12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
£10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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111 FPS
£12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,337.99
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132 FPS
£10.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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107 FPS
£10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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107 FPS
£9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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