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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 16% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-8100 - 397 vs 343 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €79.99 vs €559.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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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Intel Core i3-8100 Prozessor (6 MB Cache, 3,60 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
47.51908396946565%
Multi-Core
3405
22.04596956943995%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i3-8100
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
330 FPS
€8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,960.42
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370 FPS
€5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,164.9
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307 FPS
€5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,789
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307 FPS
€5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
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397 FPS
€9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,689.9
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339 FPS
€5.6/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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397 FPS
€9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,824.9
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