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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 i7-10700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i7-10700KF - 877 vs 810 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-10700KF - $94.98 vs $208.99
- Up to 58% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-10700KF - $0.11 vs $0.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
877
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/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
High
Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700KF or Core i3-12100F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
522 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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507 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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597 FPS
$4.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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507 FPS
$2.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,509.99
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507 FPS
$2.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,347
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383 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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659 FPS
$3.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,597
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535 FPS
$1.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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659 FPS
$4.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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