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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9350KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1031 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9350KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9350KF
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i3-9350KF - 317 vs 302 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i3-9350KF - CA$409.0 vs CA$463.02
- Up to 16% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i3-9350KF - CA$1.29 vs CA$1.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9350KF - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9350KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i3-9350KF Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.6GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 (999F4L)
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
317
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$409
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-9350KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9350KF | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9350KF or Core i9-12900K
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
317 FPS
CA$22.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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