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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4560.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4560
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $28.55 vs $94.98
- Up to 58% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i3-12100F - $0.05 vs $0.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 54 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 29% better in Minecraft than Pentium G4560 - 807 vs 628 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4560 - 8 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
628
77%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$28.55
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
807
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
41%
Price, $
$94.98
30%
FPS 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
Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4560 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G4560 or Core i3-12100F
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
526 FPS
$1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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405 FPS
$2.25/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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