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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 i7-950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4620 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than Core i7-950 - 877 vs 684 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-950 - $94.98 vs $100.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-950 - $0.11 vs $0.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 58 vs 130 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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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 i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-950 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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383 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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