Sponsor: Buy Thermaltake's Tower 100 Mini-ITX case on Amazon (https://geni.us/TuAASGt) In our quest to find the best sub-$100 CPU, we recently re-encountered the Intel i3-10100 and 10100F gaming CPUs. Back in 2020, these were in fierce competition vs. AMD, but now, their biggest competitors are Intel's own i3-12100 and 12100F. The recent price reductions have the 10100 series down closer to $78-$80 for the non-IGP variant (the 10100F), whereas the 12100F is currently $107. That might make the 10100F a good option for people building truly limited budget gaming PCs -- but let's benchmark them and find out. The best way to support our work is through our store! We currently have 3D coaster packs, tear-down toolkits, Modmats, shirts, and more in stock: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Watch our AMD Stardust video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAq8jeICgfs RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] Intel Core i3-10100F CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/Eo5r Intel Core i3-12100F CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/DioDBW AMD R5 4500 on Amazon: https://geni.us/JjoJ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The Best Sub-$100 CPU in 2022 03:34 - Intel i3-10100 vs. i3-12100 (& 10100F) 05:58 - Counter-Strike: GO (1080p & 1440p) Best CPUs 07:46 - Cyberpunk 2077 CPU Benchmarks 08:59 - Far Cry 6 i3-10100F vs. i3-12100F 10:00 - Rainbow Six Siege Best CPUs 10:41 - F1 2021 i3-10100 vs. i3-12100 11:15 - Grand Theft Auto V (1080p & 1440p) 12:07 - Total War: Three Kingdoms Battle CPU Tests 12:44 - Red Dead Redemption 2 13:01 - Blender CPU Rendering Benchmarks 14:10 - Adobe Premiere Rendering Tests on CPUs 14:32 - Adobe Photoshop CPUs 14:51 - Power Consumption 15:18 - Motherboard Choice & Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host, Test Lead, Writing: Steve Burke Testing: Patrick Lathan Additional Research: Michael Kerns Video: Keegan Gallick