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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2338 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Pentium G4500
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $39.99 vs $76.80
- Up to 21% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i3-12100F - $0.41 vs $0.52 per FPS
- 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 Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 51% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G4500 - 148 vs 98 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 8 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
98
66%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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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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Trending Games
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G4500 | vs | 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 |
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