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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3330 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3330.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 73% better in War Thunder than Core i5-3330 - 233 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 32% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-3330 - £0.3 vs £0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-3330 - 58 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - £59.99 vs £69.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
85%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel i5-3330 Ivybridge Box Core i5 Processor (3GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket LGA 1155)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-3330 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 77 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-3330
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
203 FPS
£6.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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