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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1607 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 10% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7960X - 205 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $94.98 vs $357.22
- Up to 76% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7960X - $0.46 vs $1.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 58 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/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 i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
186
90.73170731707317%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
23.958333333333336%
Price, $
$357.22
26%
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-7960X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
65 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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23 FPS
$38.04/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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