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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1607 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 20% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 222 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $84.98 vs $992.75
- Up to 93% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.38 vs $5.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 58 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 36 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.98
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-7980XE
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
83 FPS
$9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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43 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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