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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 19% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-10300 - 251 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £170.99 vs £269.03
- Up to 24% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-12700K - £0.81 vs £1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
251
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
75%
Price, £
£269.03
63%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
211
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£170.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 35 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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