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Core i7-940 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-940 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4817 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 45% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-940 - 176 vs 121 FPS
  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 58 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

121

68.75%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

176

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£119.95

100%

FPS Winner

Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box

Buy for £119.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

20.08988764044944%

Multi-Core

1532

20.544454874614456%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-940

vs

Intel Core i3-12100F

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
130 WTDP
58 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-940 or Core i3-12100F

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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