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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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MSRP in USD: $97
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1485 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 25% better in War Thunder than Core i7-8700 - 233 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $94.98 vs $200.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-8700 - $0.41 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/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
Movie
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 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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150 FPS
$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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140 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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156 FPS
$4.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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110 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
150 FPS
$6.07/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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136 FPS
$18.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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