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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $76.80 vs $235.97
- Up to 66% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-12700F - $0.83 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-12100F - 96 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
93
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-12700F
With selected game settings
9 FPS
$133.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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9 FPS
$127.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$35.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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9 FPS
$142.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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9 FPS
$132/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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2 FPS
$700/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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21 FPS
$66.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$28.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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36 FPS
$39.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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2 FPS
$523.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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