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In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 315 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $83.62 vs $229.11
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 0% better in Fortnite than Core i3-12100F - 238 vs 237 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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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Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2225
98.58218874612317%
Multi-Core
7457
73.21551300932744%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-11700KF
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
72 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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166 FPS
$7.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
$21.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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156 FPS
$12.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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93 FPS
$19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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156 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$26.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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