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£100.97
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Prices and StockMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
Prices and StockMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 651 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £100.97 vs £435.39
- Up to 75% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-14900K - £0.45 vs £1.82 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-12100 - 239 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
225
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £100.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7117 minutes ago
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
239
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.82/FPS
25%
Price, £
£435.39
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £435.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7117 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 60 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-12100 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
239 FPS
£17.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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228 FPS
£24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
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239 FPS
£26.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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