i3-12100 vs i7-14700K - Starfield Graphics 512SP Mobile - Game Performance Benchmarks

Graphics 512SP Mobile with Intel Core i3-12100

Starfield

Graphics 512SP Mobile with Intel Core i7-14700K

i3-12100 i7-14700K

Multi-Thread Performance

12603 Pts

34323 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3340 Pts

5425 Pts

Starfield

i3-12100 vs i7-14700K in Starfield using Graphics 512SP Mobile - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i3-12100 i7-14700K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	13.8 FPS
1080p	15.8 FPS
1440p	12.4 FPS
1440p	13.5 FPS
2160p	8.3 FPS
2160p	9.1 FPS
w1440p	11.1 FPS
w1440p	12.1 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	28.6 FPS
1080p	32.2 FPS
1440p	26.0 FPS
1440p	28.0 FPS
2160p	18.2 FPS
2160p	19.8 FPS
w1440p	23.6 FPS
w1440p	25.5 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	43.4 FPS
1080p	48.6 FPS
1440p	39.6 FPS
1440p	42.6 FPS
2160p	28.2 FPS
2160p	30.5 FPS
w1440p	36.1 FPS
w1440p	38.8 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	72.9 FPS
1080p	81.3 FPS
1440p	66.8 FPS
1440p	71.6 FPS
2160p	48.1 FPS
2160p	51.9 FPS
w1440p	61.1 FPS
w1440p	65.5 FPS

i3-12100

The i3-12100 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

i7-14700K

The i7-14700K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i7-14700K has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.
For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.

Compare i3-12100 vs i7-14700K specifications

i3-12100 vs i7-14700K Architecture

	i3-12100	i7-14700K
Chipsets	Z690, H670, B660, H610	Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 series
Codename	Alder Lake-S	Raptor Lake-R
DDR4 Speed	3200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed	4800 MT/s	5600 MT/s
ECC Memory	No	Yes
Generation	Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)	Core i7 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only)	Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

i3-12100 vs i7-14700K Cache

	i3-12100	i7-14700K
Cache L1	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
Cache L2	1.25MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
Cache L3	12MB (shared)	33 MB (shared)

i3-12100 vs i7-14700K Cores

	i3-12100	i7-14700K

i3-12100 vs i7-14700K Performance

	i3-12100	i7-14700K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	33.0x	34.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	No	Yes
PL1	60W	253 W
PL2	89W	253 W
PL2 Tau Limit	28 seconds	Unlimited
TDP	60 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 4.3 GHz	up to 5.6 GHz