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Core i7-4600M vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-4600M vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-4600M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3068 days newer than Core i7-4600M.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4600M

  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 37 vs 58 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 15% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-4600M - 205 vs 179 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4600M - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-4600M Logo
Core i7-4600M

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

179

87%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

205

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.36/FPS

100%

Price, £

£70

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £70 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-4600M Logo
Core i7-4600M

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4600M Logo
Core i7-4600M

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

1026

46%

Multi-Core

1956

26%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-4600M

vs

Intel Core i3-12100F

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
37 W
TDP58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD 4600
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Core i7-4600M or Core i3-12100F

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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