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Core i7-2820QM vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-2820QM vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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

Buy for $76.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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

Buy for $76.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-2820QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4040 days newer than Core i7-2820QM.

Advantages of Core i7-2820QM

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 45 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 13% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-2820QM - 124 vs 110 FPS
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2820QM Logo
Core i7-2820QM

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2011


FPS

110

89%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

124

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.62/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.

Buy for $76.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2820QM Logo
Core i7-2820QM

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2011

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2820QM Logo
Core i7-2820QM

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2011


Single-Core

516

23%

Multi-Core

1532

21%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-2820QM Logo

Core i7-2820QM

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Jan 3rd, 2011Release Date
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1224SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP58 W
32 nmProcess Size
23.0xMultiplier
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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