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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 926 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Core i3-9100F
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £132.46 vs £218.88
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-12700KF - £1.01 vs £1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i3-9100F - 153 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 20 vs 4 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
131
86%
Value, £/FPS
£1.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£132.46
100%
Value Winner
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 i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
71%
Price, £
£218.88
60%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-9100F or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
71 FPS
£19.01/FPS
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£22/FPS
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50 FPS
£24.6/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
£18.4/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£19.04/FPS
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