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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 315 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $94.98 vs $247.16
- Up to 62% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-11700KF - $0.46 vs $1.2 per FPS
- 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 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-12100F - 206 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
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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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
38%
Price, $
$247.16
38%
FPS Winner
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
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
83 FPS
$12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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112 FPS
$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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142 FPS
$8.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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83 FPS
$17.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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134 FPS
$15.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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83 FPS
$22.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849
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134 FPS
$13.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$16.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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119 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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