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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2338 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 51% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G4500 - 148 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 26% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Pentium G4500 - $0.64 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $85.09 vs $94.98
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 51 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
89%
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 Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Pentium G4500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 58 W | TDP | 51 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Pentium G4500
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$27.59/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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