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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1485 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Core i7-8700 - 286 vs 277 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £69.99 vs £224.88
- Up to 70% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i7-8700 - £0.24 vs £0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
286
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-8700
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
158 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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