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Core i7-12700 vs Core i3-9100F

Core i7-12700 vs Core i3-9100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £249.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-9100F

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-9100F Logo
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £108.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £249.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-9100F

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-9100F Logo
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £108.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1008 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 24% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i3-9100F - 178 vs 143 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 16 vs 4 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F

  • Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £108.66 vs £249.97
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£249.97

43%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £249.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-9100F Logo
Core i3-9100F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

143

80.33707865168539%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£108.66

100%

Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £108.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i3-9100F Logo
Core i3-9100F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i3-9100F Logo
Core i3-9100F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1374

59.921500218054945%

Multi-Core

3669

34.03525046382189%

Intel Core i7-12700

vs

Intel Core i3-9100F

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateApr 23rd, 2019
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
21.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i3-9100F

HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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