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Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i7-12700 gaming benchmark

Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i7-12700

Processor comparisons   04-02-2023
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i7-12700 and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, Prime95, Gears 5, WPrime, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, MATLAB, SuperPi, 7zip, Blender, PassMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Last Man Standing
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Valorant
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Death Stranding
  • Halo Infinite
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Fortnite
  • Fallout 76
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Apex Legends
  • Valheim
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Borderlands 3
  • Overwatch

   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-12700 or Intel Core i3-8100.


 
Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Core i7-12700

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i3-810052% Core i7-1270059%
This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-12700 is 11% better than Core i3-8100. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i3-810052% Core i7-1270056%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite91.7100.0
Valorant104.2113.7
Cyberpunk 207758.463.7
Apex Legends98.0106.9
Call of Duty Warzone78.285.3
Overwatch84.492.1
Red Dead Redemption 271.978.4
DOOM Eternal52.156.8
Warzone81.388.7
Assassin's Creed87.595.5
Valheim86.594.4
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i3-810053% Core i7-1270085%
To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-12700 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-8100 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i7-12700
Cinbench 15 Single-core154431
Cinbench 15 Multi-core6163140
Cinbench 20 Single-core3641029
Cinbench 20 Multi-core14447127
Cinbench 23 Single-core7922408
Cinbench 23 Multi-core307623496

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i7-12700
Single-Core22235637
Multi-Core669832896

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i7-12700
Single-Core10521667
Multi-Core363311810

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i7-12700
Announcement dateDecember 24, 2017January 07, 2022
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1700
Core nameCoffee LakeAlder Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation812
Turbo Frequency4.9 MHz
Frequency3.6 MHz3.6 MHz
Cores412
Threads420
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm7 nm
Transistors count2460 millions10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)65 W65 W
Memory typeDDR4-2400Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory64 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache12 MB
L3 cache6 MB25 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCYesNo
Part numberExpansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i7-12700 has 8 more core than Core i3-8100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-8100 is better: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12700 is better: 31
   Although it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-8100 and Intel Core i7-12700 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i3-8100 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i7-12700 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


Intel Core i3-8100 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Core i3-6100
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE


Intel Core i7-12700 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13980HX
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i3-6100
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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