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€211.11
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Prices and StockMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
Prices and StockMSRP $599
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1160 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Core i3-9100
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €211.11 vs €493.50
- Up to 42% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-12900K - €1.17 vs €2.03 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 35% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-9100 - 243 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
180
74%
Value, €/FPS
€1.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€211.11
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 3.6GHz LGA1151 **New Retail**, BX80684I39100 (**New Retail** Boxed)
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Updated 117 minutes ago
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
Buy for €493.5 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | 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 |
| 4.2 GHz | 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 i3-9100 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
209 FPS
€10.1/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,111
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170 FPS
€11.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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243 FPS
€15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,784.9
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180 FPS
€14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,678.35
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243 FPS
€16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,914.9
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€342
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€211.11
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€251.49
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€394.2
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€382.89
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€211.11
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€489
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€211.11
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€1,014.5
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€211.11
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€171.73
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€211.11
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€414.73
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€211.11
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€774.55
Core i3-9100
€211.11
vs
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€202.51
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€211.11
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Core i3-9100
€211.11
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Core i3-9100
€211.11
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€148.1
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€211.11
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€199.76
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€211.11
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€472.75
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€211.11
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€211.11
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€392.14
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€248
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