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Core i9-13900KF vs Core i3-12100F

Core i9-13900KF vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-13900KF

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

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Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-13900KF

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

vs

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900KF is 245 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i9-13900KF

  • Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Core i3-12100F - 269 vs 233 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - $62.33 vs $323.84
  • Up to 78% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-13900KF - $0.30 vs $1.34 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

269

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.34/FPS

22%

Price, €

€359.46

19%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

233

87%

Value, €/FPS

€0.3/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

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.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2973

100%

Multi-Core

20101

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

75%

Multi-Core

7457

37%

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo

Core i9-13900KF

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Sep 27th, 2022
Release DateJan 25th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i3
Raptor LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24
Cores4
32
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
5.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
125 WTDP
58 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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