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Intel logo Core i7-12700K
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Intel logo Core i3-8100

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General information Core i7-12700K Core i3-8100
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Threads 20 0 % 4 80 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 65 W 65.8 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i7-12700K Core i3-8100
Overall Score 68790 0 % 44604 35.2 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 62 % 27.1 %
Benchmark Score 22392 0 % 3958 82.3 %
Single Thread Score 4022.9 0 % 2232.1 44.5 %
Encrypting Data 23581.6 MB/s 0 % 1813.9 MB/s 92.3 %
Compressing Data 437.8 MB/s 0 % 81.3 MB/s 81.4 %
String objects sorting 46158.1 thousand/s 0 % 10368.3 thousand/s 77.5 %
Prime numbers generation 115.9 millions/s 0 % 27.8 millions/s 76 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 113510 millions/s 0 % 16213.5 millions/s 85.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 87889.5 millions/s 0 % 13891.1 millions/s 84.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700K, Core i3-8100.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700K Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.0 FPS 87.2 FPS
High settings 254.5 FPS 139.5 FPS
Medium settings 318.1 FPS 174.4 FPS
Low settings 397.6 FPS 218.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.2 %

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 i7-12700K Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.8 FPS 129.2 FPS
High settings 274.9 FPS 206.7 FPS
Medium settings 343.6 FPS 258.4 FPS
Low settings 429.5 FPS 322.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.8 %
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