Core i7-14700KF vs Core i3-12100

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Prices and Stock
MSRP $122

Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-14700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-14700KF is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.

Advantages of Core i7-14700KF

Performs up to 21% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-12100 - 263 vs 218 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 28 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100

Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-14700KF - $113.99 vs $319.97
Up to 57% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-14700KF - $0.52 vs $1.22 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-14700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Dirt 5.

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

263

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.22/FPS

43%

Price, $

$319.97

35%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $319.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 201 minutes ago

Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

218

83%

Value, $/FPS

$0.52/FPS

100%

Price, $

$113.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue

Buy for $113.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Ultra

147

FPS

167

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

654

FPS

766

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

261

FPS

392

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

206

FPS

235

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

468

FPS

587

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-14700KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2975

100%

Multi-Core

19234

100%

Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2149

72%

Multi-Core

6877

36%

Core i7-14700KF	vs	Core i3-12100
Oct 17th, 2023	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7	Collection	Core i3
Raptor Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
20	Cores	4
28	Threads	8
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
5.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
Not Available	TDP	60 W
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730
Yes	Overclockable	No