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Core i7-8700K vs Core i3-12100

Core i7-8700K vs Core i3-12100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1552 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100

  • Performs up to 3% better in Dead Space than Core i7-8700K - 158 vs 153 FPS
  • Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 60 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

153

96.83544303797468%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

158

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€112.67

100%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 112.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77771 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

73.61563517915309%

Multi-Core

6443

93.68910862294605%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

100%

Multi-Core

6877

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Intel Core i3-12100

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
60 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

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