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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4208 days newer than Core i7-970.
Advantages of Core i7-970
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 27% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-970 - 147 vs 116 FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-970 - 58 vs 130 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/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
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-970
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2010
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-970 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-970 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
7 FPS
$114.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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