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Core i3-12100F vs Core i7-12700K

Core i3-12100F vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel Core i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 87.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6531 minutes ago

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Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel Core i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 87.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6531 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €87.90 vs €260.00
  • Up to 64% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-12700K - €0.59 vs €1.62 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 58 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-12100F - 160 vs 148 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

148

92%

Value, €/FPS

€0.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€87.9

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 87.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6531 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

160

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.62/FPS

36%

Price, €

€260

33%

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

88%

Multi-Core

7457

54%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jan 25th, 2022
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3Core i7
Alder LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
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20
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
5.0 GHz
58 W
125 W
10 nm10 nm
33.0x
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UHD Graphics 770
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PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

Popular Core i3-12100F and Core i7-12700K Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
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Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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

87.9

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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

87.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

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