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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2065 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-6800K - 253 vs 240 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $94.98 vs $103.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i7-6800K - $0.38 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 58 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
253
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
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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Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-6800K
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
109 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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44 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.6
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