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AvailabilityMSRP $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10900X - 218 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - £70.97 vs £570.00
- Up to 88% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10900X - £0.33 vs £2.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 58 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
CPU Intel Core i9-10900X 2066 Cascade BX
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
218
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900X | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-10900X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
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£59.95/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£22.8/FPS
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£13.66/FPS
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