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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 98% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €12.0 vs €559.0
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-7100 - 132 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-7100 Prozessor der 7. Generation (3.90 GHz, 3 MB Intel Smart-Cache)
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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
47.595419847328245%
Multi-Core
2440
15.797992877954032%
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 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 |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-7100 or Core i9-12900K
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
88 FPS
€33.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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81 FPS
€21.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
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132 FPS
€27.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,689.9
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91 FPS
€20.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€28.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
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