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In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1607 days newer than Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 14% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-7960X - 209 vs 183 FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 58 vs 165 Watts
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Maximum
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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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i3-12100F
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
138 FPS
$5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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