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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1485 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-8700 - 314 vs 297 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $94.98 vs $869.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-8700 - $0.3 vs $2.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
314
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
297
94.5859872611465%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
10.238907849829351%
Price, $
$869.99
10%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-8700
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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31 FPS
$28.22/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$874.94
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30 FPS
$41.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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91 FPS
$27.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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24 FPS
$54.12/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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