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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $76.80 vs $207.36
- Up to 60% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-12700K - $0.52 vs $1.30 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-12100F - 159 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/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 Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
40 FPS
$20/FPS
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Core i3-12100F
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Core i7-12700K
48 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$28.38/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$18.68/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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