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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 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
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 21% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-3330 - 177 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-3330 - £0.4 vs £0.41 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
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel i5-3330 Ivybridge Box Core i5 Processor (3GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket LGA 1155)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3330 or Core i3-12100F
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
£11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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