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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F and the cheaper Core i3-12100 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i3-12100 - 171 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £95.0 vs £235.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-12700F - £0.56 vs £1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i3-12100
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
£13.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
£13.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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92 FPS
£14.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,337.99
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115 FPS
£12.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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88 FPS
£12.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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88 FPS
£11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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