Core i5-3330S 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 i5-3330S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3431 days newer than Core i5-3330S.

Advantages of Core i5-3330S

Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 166% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-3330S - 274 vs 103 FPS
Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-3330S - 58 vs 65 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330S - 8 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Diablo IV.

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-3330S

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

FPS

103

38%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

FPS

274

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.28/FPS

100%

Price, $

$76.78

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

Ultra

Core i5-3330S

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

271

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

479

FPS

247

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

238

FPS

170

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

877

FPS

691

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

109

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-3330S

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Single-Core

544

24%

Multi-Core

1616

22%

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Core i5-3330S	vs	Core i3-12100F
Sep 3rd, 2012	Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i3
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
2.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
3.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	58 W
22 nm	Process Size	10 nm
27.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
Intel HD 2500	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No