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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- 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 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-11700F - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $116.99 vs $202.98
- Up to 43% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-11700F - $0.57 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
202
99.01960784313727%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
56.99999999999999%
Price, $
$202.98
57%
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 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
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/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
Extreme
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i3-12100
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
97 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$17.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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131 FPS
$20.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,699
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74 FPS
$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.01
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71 FPS
$21.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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91 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$20.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649
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79 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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61 FPS
$23.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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