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In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i3-3217U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3525 days newer than Core i3-3217U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3217U

  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 17 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 26% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-3217U - 194 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3217U - 8 vs 4 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo
Core i3-3217U

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

154

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

194

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.42/FPS

100%

Price, €

€81.33

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

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Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo
Core i3-3217U

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo
Core i3-3217U

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

289

13%

Multi-Core

608

8%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i3-3217U Logo

Intel Core i3-3217U

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Jun 1st, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i3
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
1.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
17 W
TDP58 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
18.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD 4000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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