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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3330 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3431 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3330.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 22% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3330 - 145 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-3330 - $94.98 vs $106.51
- Up to 27% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3330 - $0.66 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-3330 - 58 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330 - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3330 3 GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I53330
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3330 or Core i3-12100F
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$24.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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8 FPS
$113.83/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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