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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Core i3-8100
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £130.50 vs £257.13
- Up to 41% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-12900KF - £0.61 vs £1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 16% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-8100 - 248 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
214
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£130.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
59%
Price, £
£257.13
50%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-8100 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
204 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
£9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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145 FPS
£10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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145 FPS
£9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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119 FPS
£10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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164 FPS
£9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
£12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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101 FPS
£12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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206 FPS
£10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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206 FPS
£11.07/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£130.5
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£130.5
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£130.5
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£488.99
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£130.5
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Core i3-8100
£130.5
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£130.5
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£208.69
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£343.97
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£130.5
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£130.5
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£929.89
Core i3-8100
£130.5
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£204
Core i3-8100
£130.5
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£295
Core i3-8100
£130.5
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Core i9-12900K
£328.01
Core i3-8100
£130.5
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Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
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£130.5
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Core i3-8100
£130.5
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£169.39
Core i3-8100
£130.5
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£354.25
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£130.5
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£130.5
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Core i3-8100
£130.5
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£238.62
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£130.5
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£130.5
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£326.49
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£2,511.32
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£130.5
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£433.5