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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3746 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i7-2700K - 205 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - £80.97 vs £145.51
- Up to 47% better value when playing Control than Core i7-2700K - £0.39 vs £0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 58 vs 95 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£80.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i3-12100F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
£11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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