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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 0% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-11700 - 292 vs 291 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $94.98 vs $215.99
- Up to 55% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-11700 - $0.33 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
292
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/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 i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
99.65753424657534%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
44.5945945945946%
Price, $
$215.99
43%
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-11700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
118 FPS
$6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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143 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,086.82
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171 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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143 FPS
$8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
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47 FPS
$18.62/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$874.94
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118 FPS
$14.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
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188 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
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115 FPS
$14.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,644.4
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115 FPS
$16.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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115 FPS
$19.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,262.99
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