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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Pentium 3556U 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 Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 15 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 16% better in God of War than Pentium 3556U - 186 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 8 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
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
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i3-12100F
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i3-12100F
24 GB, N/A Storage
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48 FPS
£19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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89 FPS
£14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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