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Prices and StockMSRP $599
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2256 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Core i3-6100
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €156.31 vs €493.50
- Up to 61% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-12900K - €1.23 vs €3.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 22% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i3-6100 - 155 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
127
82%
Value, €/FPS
€1.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€156.31
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-6100 3,7GHz Tray CPU
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Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-6100 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
113 FPS
€18.54/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,094.9
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73 FPS
€26.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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155 FPS
€24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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83 FPS
€32.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,678.35
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155 FPS
€25.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,909.9
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€156.31
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€382.87
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€156.31
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€1,012.71
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€156.31
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€773.15
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€156.31
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€489
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€156.31
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€238.85
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€156.31
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€171.73
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€156.31
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€156.31
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€205
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€156.31
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€161.58
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€156.31
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€199.76
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€156.31
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€156.31
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€392.14
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€156.31
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€374.09
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€1,169
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€156.31
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