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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 i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1674 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-7800X - 194 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - £84.04 vs £169.95
- Up to 56% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-7800X - £0.43 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 58 vs 140 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7800X 3.50 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.04
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
Ultra
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7800X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7800X or Core i3-12100F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
140 FPS
£9.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
£10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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