Core i5-3210M vs Core i3-12100F

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MSRP $97

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-3210M 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 i5-3210M.

Advantages of Core i5-3210M

Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 34% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-3210M - 236 vs 176 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3210M - 8 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i5-3210M

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012

FPS

176

75%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

FPS

236

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.33/FPS

100%

Price, $

$76.8

100%

FPS and 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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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Core i5-3210M

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

479

FPS

240

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

237

FPS

213

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

877

FPS

687

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

271

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

107

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-3210M

Mobile • Jun 1st, 2012

Single-Core

493

22%

Multi-Core

999

13%

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Core i5-3210M	vs	Core i3-12100F
Jun 1st, 2012	Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i3
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
3.1 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
35 W	TDP	58 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
Intel HD 4000	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No