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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i3-12100F - 240 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £89.38 vs £227.69
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2225
94.19983065198984%
Multi-Core
7457
64.69159364969202%
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i3-12100F
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
142 FPS
£7.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.95
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130 FPS
£9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,205.99
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123 FPS
£9.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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141 FPS
£8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,169.99
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166 FPS
£8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449
In Stock
123 FPS
£9.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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123 FPS
£8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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140 FPS
£9.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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91 FPS
£10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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