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CA$775.13
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AvailabilityMSRP $494
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AvailabilityMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 4% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-12100F - 271 vs 261 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$109.00 vs CA$775.13
- Up to 85% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900F - CA$0.42 vs CA$2.86 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.86/FPS
15%
Price, CA$
CA$775.13
14%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
261
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
Buy for CA$109 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 260 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
91 FPS
CA$10.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$924.71
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113 FPS
CA$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,203.87
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