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CA$109
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 11% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10900X - 146 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - CA$109.0 vs CA$850.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10900X - CA$0.75 vs CA$6.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 58 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
146
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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Updated 53 minutes ago
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
132
90.41095890410958%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.44/FPS
11.645962732919255%
Price, CA$
CA$850
12%
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Updated 54 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-10900X
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
39 FPS
CA$20.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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49 FPS
CA$23.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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