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Core i3-12100 vs Core i7-10700K

Core i3-12100 vs Core i7-10700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $122

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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than Core i7-10700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 15% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-10700K - 468 vs 406 FPS
  • Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 60 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

468

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

406

86.75213675213675%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£235

100%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

84.4632768361582%

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1706

79.38576081898557%

Multi-Core

8142

100%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Intel Core i3-12100

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Intel Core i7-10700K Logo

Intel Core i7-10700K

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i3CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
60 W
TDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
38.0x
UHD Graphics 730Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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