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Core i9-9900KS vs Core i3-12100F

Core i9-9900KS vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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 251 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

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 251 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 820 days newer than Core i9-9900KS.

Advantages of Core i9-9900KS

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 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 11% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9900KS - 186 vs 168 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 58 vs 127 Watts
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


FPS

168

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

186

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/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.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 251 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


Single-Core

1780

80%

Multi-Core

8596

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

87%

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo

Core i9-9900KS

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Oct 28th, 2019Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
127 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
40.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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309.9

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255.4

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260.23

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447.75

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154.95

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130.24

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117.11

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116.22

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243.2

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155.83

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288.26

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Core i7-13700K

278.38

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114.41

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

376.05

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS
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Core i5-12400

120.23

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

243.23

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Core i9-9900KS
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84.68

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671.16

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

69.19

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Ryzen 5 7600X

182.87

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

106.31

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

133.33

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.18

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

254.51

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

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

69.19

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Ryzen 7 5800X

161.26

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

69.19

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Core i7-14700K

299.56

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

69.19

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

186.61

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

69.19

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Ryzen 5 5600

105.41

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Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Ryzen 9 7900X

341.42

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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

69.19

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

255.4

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

260.23

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

447.75

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

299.09

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

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

69.19

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

130.24

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

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

69.19

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Core i5-13400F

810.8

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

116.22

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

69.19

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

243.2

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

69.19

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.83

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

69.19

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.26

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

69.19

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

278.38

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

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

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

69.19

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

376.05

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

69.19

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

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

69.19

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

243.23

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