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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900 - 205 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $62.33 vs $389.57
- Up to 85% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900 - $0.34 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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Extreme
Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69.19
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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