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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-12100F - 111 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $83.62 vs $248.99
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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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 i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2225
94.19983065198984%
Multi-Core
7457
64.69159364969202%
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i3-12100F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$19.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,253.77
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65 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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65 FPS
$16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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100 FPS
$17.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,723.39
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58 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
65 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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65 FPS
$16.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,079.99
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88 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,324.95
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89 FPS
$17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,584.31
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65 FPS
$18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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