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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 41% better in League of Legends than Core i7-9700 - 261 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - £92.48 vs £208.66
- Up to 69% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-9700 - £0.35 vs £1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700 - 60 vs 65 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
185
70.88122605363985%
Value, £/FPS
£1.13/FPS
30.973451327433626%
Price, £
£208.66
44%
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 2532 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
261
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£92.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £92.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2532 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1556
72.40577012563983%
Multi-Core
6217
90.40279191507925%
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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