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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1485 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Core i7-8700 - 233 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $94.98 vs $200.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-8700 - $0.41 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/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 Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-8700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
75 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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78 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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20 FPS
$62.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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46 FPS
$19.8/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.6
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48 FPS
$52.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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