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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 2517 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $56.34 vs $225.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-10700F - $0.3 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 12% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-3250 - 212 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 16 vs 4 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
28%
Price, $
$225.99
24%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3250 or Core i7-10700F
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
165 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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116 FPS
$13.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,539
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181 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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124 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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122 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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149 FPS
$8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$9.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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106 FPS
$11.31/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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196 FPS
$11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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128 FPS
$13.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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