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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2703 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-5960X - 311 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $83.62 vs $298.95
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 58 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
57.258426966292134%
Multi-Core
7389
99.08810513611371%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-5960X
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
103 FPS
$7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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