Buy on Amazon
€52.47
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $117
Prices and Stock
MSRP $117
Prices and StockMSRP $599
Prices and Stock
MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Core i3-8100
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €52.47 vs €467.41
- Up to 87% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900K - €0.29 vs €2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 16% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-8100 - 214 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
184
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€52.47
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i3-8100 3,6GHz LGA1151 6MB Cache Tray CPU
Buy for €52.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7376 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
214
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.18/FPS
13%
Price, €
€467.41
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
Buy for €467.41 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7376 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-8100 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
182 FPS
€11.51/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,094.9
In Stock
143 FPS
€13.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,899.9
In Stock
214 FPS
€17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€3,777
In Stock
153 FPS
€17.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,678.35
In Stock
214 FPS
€14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€3,154.9
In Stock
31 FPS
€37.42/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€1,159.9
In Stock
37 FPS
€31.08/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,149.9
In Stock
214 FPS
€18.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
€3,909.9
In Stock
Popular Core i3-8100 and Core i9-12900K Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€319
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€313.15
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€168.3
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€85.26
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€198.8
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€489
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€339
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i7-12700K
€273.11
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i7-14700K
€398.73
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€382.84
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€110.27
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
€161.25
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€771.1
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€489
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€1,014.81
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
€238.77
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i5-13400F
€163.9
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€202.51
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i5-12600K
€199.76
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i7-13700K
€392.14
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€468.37
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i7-14700F
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€439.13
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i3-12100F
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
€639
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Core i9-14900K
€511
Core i9-12900K
€467.41
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€1,169
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€319
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€313.15
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€168.3
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€85.26
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€198.8
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€489
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€339
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i7-12700K
€273.11
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i7-14700K
€398.73
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€382.84
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€110.27
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
€161.25
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€771.1
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€489
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€1,014.81
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
€238.77
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i5-13400F
€163.9
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€202.51
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i5-12600K
€199.76
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i7-13700K
€392.14
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€468.37
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i7-14700F
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€439.13
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Core i3-12100F
Core i3-8100
€52.47
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
€639