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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 25% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-10100 - 151 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £84.99 vs £233.97
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
62.18927169646751%
Multi-Core
4215
39.10018552875696%
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i3-10100
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
62 FPS
£15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£954.48
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52 FPS
£30.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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52 FPS
£34.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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73 FPS
£34.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,495
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52 FPS
£20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
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66 FPS
£30.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999.99
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66 FPS
£22.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,471.99
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62 FPS
£16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.99
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52 FPS
£24.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,284
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66 FPS
£40.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,688
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