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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-9700KF - 454 vs 427 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $76.80 vs $225.00
- Up to 68% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i7-9700KF - $0.17 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 58 vs 95 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
454
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
170 FPS
$4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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156 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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213 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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