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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7900X - 238 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $62.14 vs $287.23
- Up to 80% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7900X - $0.29 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 58 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€68.97
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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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 140 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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