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

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General information Core i7-12700 Core i3-8100
Launched Q1 2022 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 2.1 GHz 41.7 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Threads 20 0 % 4 80 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
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 i7-12700 Core i3-8100
Overall Score 66818 0 % 44604 33.2 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 62 % 27.9 %
Benchmark Score 19933 0 % 3958 80.1 %
Single Thread Score 3912.1 0 % 2232.1 42.9 %
Encrypting Data 20553.4 MB/s 0 % 1813.9 MB/s 91.2 %
Compressing Data 377.2 MB/s 0 % 81.3 MB/s 78.5 %
String objects sorting 39657.6 thousand/s 0 % 10368.3 thousand/s 73.9 %
Prime numbers generation 103.4 millions/s 0 % 27.8 millions/s 73.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107471 millions/s 0 % 16213.5 millions/s 84.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 81333.5 millions/s 0 % 13891.1 millions/s 82.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i7-12700 Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.2 FPS 87.2 FPS
High settings 245.1 FPS 139.5 FPS
Medium settings 306.4 FPS 174.4 FPS
Low settings 383.0 FPS 218.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.1 %

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 i7-12700 Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 129.2 FPS
High settings 269.3 FPS 206.7 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 258.4 FPS
Low settings 420.8 FPS 322.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.3 %
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