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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2400 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-6700 - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - €91.0 vs €178.88
- Up to 51% better value when playing Control than Core i7-6700 - €0.44 vs €0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Box Core Processore i7-6700, Argento
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€91
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i3-12100F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
43 FPS
€20.91/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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