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£235.96
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 5% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-9100 - 228 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £208.88 vs £235.96
- Up to 7% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-12700F - £0.96 vs £1.03 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
228
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
93%
Price, £
£235.96
88%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Updated 15811 minutes ago
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
217
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Updated 15811 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i3-9100
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
163 FPS
£10.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,749.99
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105 FPS
£10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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140 FPS
£10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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105 FPS
£10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
In Stock
105 FPS
£9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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