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£116.66
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MSRP $122
Prices and StockMSRP $122
Prices and Stock
MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-9100F - 192 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - £94.63 vs £116.66
- Up to 27% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i3-9100F - £0.49 vs £0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9100F doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
192
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£94.63
123%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £94.63 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 224 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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