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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 926 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Core i3-9100F
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £131.14 vs £257.02
- Up to 35% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900KF - £0.68 vs £1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 28% better in Rust than Core i3-9100F - 248 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 24 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
194
78%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£131.14
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 i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
248
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
65%
Price, £
£257.02
51%
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
High
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | 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 |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-9100F or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
203 FPS
£10.04/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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148 FPS
£10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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182 FPS
£10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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127 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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165 FPS
£9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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148 FPS
£9.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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111 FPS
£11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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111 FPS
£11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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204 FPS
£10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,049.96
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