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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 987 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 37% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-9100F - 193 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$77.99 vs CA$651.35
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W, BX80684I39100F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1374
54.115793619535246%
Multi-Core
3669
26.414686825053995%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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