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Core i3-2130 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i3-2130 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $409

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i3-2130 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3714 days newer than Core i3-2130.

Advantages of Core i3-2130

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 11% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i3-2130 - 216 vs 195 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2130 - 20 vs 4 threads
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The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2130 Logo
Core i3-2130

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

195

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

216

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.19/FPS

100%

Price, €

€255.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2130 Logo
Core i3-2130

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2130 Logo
Core i3-2130

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

513

20%

Multi-Core

1045

8%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i3-2130 Logo

Core i3-2130

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Sep 4th, 2011
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3Core i7
Sandy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
12
4
20
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo5.0 GHz
65 W
125 W
32 nm
10 nm
34.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 2000UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-2130 or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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