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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3971 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €99.0 vs €520.52
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 19% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i3-2120 - 185 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 24 vs 4 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
20.25879498584715%
Multi-Core
1035
7.934682612695493%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Core i9-12900
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
83 FPS
€21.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,745.64
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83 FPS
€17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,488
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89 FPS
€23.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,099
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83 FPS
€21.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,780
In Stock
83 FPS
€17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,449
In Stock
98 FPS
€20.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,057.1
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98 FPS
€17.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,763
In Stock
83 FPS
€21.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,780
In Stock
128 FPS
€20.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,599
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89 FPS
€37.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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