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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-10300 - 299 vs 281 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $263.92 vs $335.61
- Up to 26% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i3-10300 - $0.98 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 24 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
281
93.9799331103679%
Value, €/FPS
€1.33/FPS
73.68421052631578%
Price, €
€372.53
78%
Intel Core i3-10300 (Base stroke: 3.70GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box, BX8070110300
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
299
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.98/FPS
100%
Price, €
€292.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1565
61.63844033083892%
Multi-Core
4795
34.52123830093593%
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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