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Core i3-12100 vs Core i9-11900K

Core i3-12100 vs Core i9-11900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K

Buy for 441.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9010 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K

Buy for 441.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9010 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 294 days older than Core i3-12100.

Advantages of Core i3-12100

  • Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 60 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-11900K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i3-12100 - 240 vs 237 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

237

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

240

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.84/FPS

100%

Price, €

€441.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K

Buy for 441.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 9010 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo
Core i3-12100

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2149

91%

Multi-Core

6877

63%

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

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Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Core i9-11900K

Jan 4th, 2022
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3Core i9
Alder LakeRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
4
8
8
16
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
60 W
125 W
10 nm
14 nm
33.0x
35.0x
UHD Graphics 730UHD Graphics 750
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PCs Using Core i3-12100 or Core i9-11900K

With selected game settings

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