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£82.5
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1008 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 46% better in League of Legends than Core i7-9700 - 271 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - £82.5 vs £240.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-9700 - £0.3 vs £1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£82.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 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 |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-9700
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
253 FPS
£5.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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247 FPS
£3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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