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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Core i7-9700F - 866 vs 792 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - £92.48 vs £328.66
- Up to 67% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-9700F - £0.11 vs £0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
866
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£92.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 69 minutes ago
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
792
91.45496535796767%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
33.33333333333333%
Price, £
£328.66
28%
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core Up to 4.7 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W | BX80684I79700F
Buy for £328.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 70 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1549
72.08003722661704%
Multi-Core
6256
90.96989966555184%
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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