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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 30% better in War Thunder than Core i7-7700 - 233 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $83.62 vs $117.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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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
Movie
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1389
62.426966292134836%
Multi-Core
4460
59.80957489607081%
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i3-12100F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
177 FPS
$4.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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103 FPS
$16.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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