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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 11% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-10100 - 196 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i3-10100 - $94.98 vs $99.03
- Up to 14% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-10100 - $0.48 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 58 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
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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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
177
90.3061224489796%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
85.7142857142857%
Price, $
$99.03
95%
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
64.08988764044943%
Multi-Core
4215
56.52407134236288%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i3-10100
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
63 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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29 FPS
$29.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$857.96
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14 FPS
$57.14/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
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29 FPS
$31.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
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29 FPS
$29.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
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27 FPS
$32.41/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$874.94
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14 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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29 FPS
$25.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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