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£101.97
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700K is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £101.97 vs £385.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-13700K - £0.48 vs £1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 60 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Core i3-12100 - 229 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
214
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i7-13700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Core i7-13700K
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
193 FPS
£10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,011.85
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168 FPS
£11.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,930.02
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