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Core i9-9900X vs Core i3-12100F

Core i9-9900X vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than Core i9-9900X.

Advantages of Core i9-9900X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 14% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-9900X - 238 vs 208 FPS
  • Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 58 vs 165 Watts
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Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

208

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

238

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1488

67%

Multi-Core

9516

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

78%

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo

Core i9-9900X

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i3
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores4
20
Threads8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
165 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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