Availability
MSRP in USD: $97

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Availability

Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 54% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i3-3240 - 186 vs 121 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3240 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240

Up to 57% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $41.0 vs $94.98
Up to 33% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i3-12100F - $0.34 vs $0.51 per FPS
Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 55 vs 58 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Dead Island 2.

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100F	vs	Intel Core i3-3240
Jan 25th, 2022	Release Date	Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3	Collection	Core i3
Alder Lake	Codename	Ivy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
58 W	TDP	55 W
10 nm	Process Size	22 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 2500
No	Overclockable	No

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TOP 5 Games

God of War

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Resident Evil 4

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