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£235
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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MSRP in USD: $97
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i7-10700K - 877 vs 810 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - £76.92 vs £235.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-10700K - £0.09 vs £0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-10700K
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Updated 103 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
877
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£76.92
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Updated 102 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700K or Core i3-12100F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
664 FPS
£1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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522 FPS
£1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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