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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 4% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-11700 - 55 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $116.99 vs $215.99
- Up to 48% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-11700 - $2.13 vs $4.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 60 vs 65 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
53
96.36363636363636%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
52.20588235294117%
Price, $
$215.99
54%
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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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$116.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i3-12100
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1086.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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2 FPS
$1199.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1260.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1749/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
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6 FPS
$90/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
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1 FPS
$1644.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1849/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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1 FPS
$2262.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1619/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1539/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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