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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 3259 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 17 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 29% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium 987 - 194 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 8 vs 2 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$121.98
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Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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