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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4330 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4330 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4330.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 20% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-4330 - 271 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4330 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4330
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$63.33 vs CA$628.95
- Up to 88% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900F - CA$0.28 vs CA$2.28 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.28/FPS
12.280701754385968%
Price, CA$
CA$628.95
10%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Core i3-4330
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
225
83.02583025830258%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$63.33
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-4330 I3 4330 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 4M 54W LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-4330
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4330
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
1066
41.985033477747145%
Multi-Core
2144
15.435565154787618%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i3-4330 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| Not Available | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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