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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $94.98 vs $249.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-12700F - $0.2 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 4% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-12100F - 498 vs 479 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
479
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/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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Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-12700F
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
322 FPS
$3.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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322 FPS
$3.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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377 FPS
$3.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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306 FPS
$4.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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345 FPS
$4.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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413 FPS
$4.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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322 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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284 FPS
$4.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,138.04
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322 FPS
$3.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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306 FPS
$4.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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