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£82.06
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-9700KF - 159 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - £82.06 vs £379.99
- Up to 80% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-9700KF - £0.52 vs £2.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 58 vs 95 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£82.06
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-9700KF
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
104 FPS
£12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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60 FPS
£15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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