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Core i7-920 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-920 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i7-920

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920

Buy for $88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 178 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 178 minutes ago

Core i7-920

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920

Buy for $88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 178 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 178 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4817 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-920.

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 22% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-920 - 110 vs 90 FPS
  • Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-920 - $76.80 vs $88.00
  • Up to 29% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-920 - $0.70 vs $0.98 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 58 vs 130 Watts
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Sons Of The Forest

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Core i7-920

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

90

82%

Value, $/FPS

$0.98/FPS

71%

Price, $

$88

87%

Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920

Buy for $88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 178 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

110

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.7/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 178 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Core i7-920

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-920 Logo
Core i7-920

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

415

19%

Multi-Core

1434

19%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-920 Logo

Core i7-920

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
BloomfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8Threads8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
130 WTDP
58 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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