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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 cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2338 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $85.19 vs $94.98
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 51 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 30% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Pentium G4500 - 236 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Pentium G4500 - $0.4 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 8 vs 2 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
89%
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
Highest
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4500 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G4500 or Core i3-12100F
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
85 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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51 FPS
$17.85/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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