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£289.98
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700F is 713 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700F
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-12100F - 340 vs 327 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-14700F - £89.38 vs £289.98
- Up to 68% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-14700F - £0.27 vs £0.85 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
340
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
31.764705882352946%
Price, £
£289.98
30%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700F Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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Updated 58098 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
327
96.17647058823529%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.38
100%
Value Winner
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box
Buy for £89.38 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58098 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-14700F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2225
80.18018018018019%
Multi-Core
7457
43.024463420263096%
Intel Core i7-14700F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
20 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-14700F or Core i3-12100F
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
280 FPS
£5.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-14700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,429.95
In Stock
241 FPS
£5.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
In Stock
181 FPS
£5.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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