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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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General information Core i7-8700K Core i3-12100
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 8.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 60 W 36.8 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i3-12100
Overall Score 54642 0 % 54522 0.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 27.9 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 8915 0 % 8836 0.9 %
Single Thread Score 2719.3 21.3 % 3457.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 4793.9 MB/s 39.5 % 7924.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 196.4 MB/s 0 % 153.7 MB/s 21.7 %
String objects sorting 25700.9 thousand/s 0 % 15399 thousand/s 40.1 %
Prime numbers generation 39 millions/s 30.2 % 55.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 45531.5 millions/s 0 % 39942.3 millions/s 12.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28602.4 millions/s 8 % 31080.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i3-12100.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.5 FPS 116.2 FPS
High settings 186.4 FPS 185.9 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 232.3 FPS
Low settings 291.3 FPS 290.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-8700K Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.6 FPS 146.4 FPS
High settings 234.5 FPS 234.2 FPS
Medium settings 293.2 FPS 292.8 FPS
Low settings 366.5 FPS 366.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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