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£108.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 987 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £108.88 vs £234.2
- Up to 48% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-12700F - £0.5 vs £0.96 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 12% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-9100F - 243 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 20 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
217
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£108.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100F or Core i7-12700F
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
169 FPS
£10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,749.99
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96 FPS
£11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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103 FPS
£13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,351.99
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140 FPS
£10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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96 FPS
£11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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96 FPS
£10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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