Average frame rates with the Very High preset were 117 fps (i3-12100F) and 133 fps (i7-12700) on AC Odyssey.
COD Warzone has arrived with Maximum Details. Average performance in it was 165 fps (with i3) and 188 fps (with i7).
CS:GO was also released with Maximum Details. Average FPS in this game was 670 fps and 799 fps (with i3 and i7 respectively).
Cyberpunk 2077 came with a High, Medium RTX preset. The average framerate in it was 87fps in both cases.
With the Nightmare preset, Doom Eternal managed an average of 301fps (with i3-12100F) and 340fps (with i7-12700).
God of War was running on ultra graphics settings. Average performance in this case was 104 fps (with i3) and 137 fps (with i7).
GTA 5 upgraded to Ultra Details, 4X AA. The average frame rate in it was 164 fps and 185 fps (with i3 and i7, respectively).
Horizon Zero Dawn launches with the Ultimate preset. Average performance in this game was 100fps with the i3 and 127fps with the i7.
Witcher 3 was running on high graphics settings. The average frame rate was 178 fps (i3-12100F) and 209 fps (i7-12700).
Average FPS was 118 fps (with i3) and 128 fps (with i7) in Far Cry New Dawn with the ultra preset.
Rainbow Six Siege ran on Ultra graphics settings. The average frame rate in this game was 384 fps and 487 fps (i3 and i7, respectively).
Forza Horizon 5 came with ultra preset. Average performance for this game was 124fps with the i3 and 134fps with the i7.
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 122 fps (with i3-12100F) and 141 fps (with i7-12700) on high presets.
A Plague Tale: Requiem was released with ultra preset. Average FPS in the game was 88 fps (i3) and 89 fps (i7).
In all projects tested at 1080p, the average performance difference between the i3-12100F and i7-12700 was only 17% (194 fps vs 227 fps).
Features of game setups:
- Processor Intel Core i7-12700 stock speed/Core i3-12100F stock speed;
- cooling system Deepcool AG620 (12700)/Intel stock cooler (12100F);
- video card Galax RTX 3080 Ti 12GB DDR6X;
- motherboard Asrock B660M-ITX AC;
- data store Highlights Ballistix Sport 3600 CL16 (16-18-18-38), 2x8GB;
- frame Antec NX800, galaxy rev 02;
- power unit Antec Neo 650 Watt power supply;
- NVMe/SSD (OS) WD SN810, Gigabyte SSD – 480GB/1TB;
- HDD 2TB Western Digital 7200RPM;
- OS Windows 11 Pro build 22H2.
Source: Ferra

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