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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1008 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9700F - 180 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $94.98 vs $295.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9700F - $0.53 vs $1.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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
Max
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | 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 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i3-12100F
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
24 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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11 FPS
$118.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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18 FPS
$88.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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1 FPS
$910.58/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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18 FPS
$83.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,498
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