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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X.
Advantages of Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i9-10940X - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £66.38 vs £882.89
- Up to 93% better value when playing Control than Core i9-10940X - £0.32 vs £4.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 58 vs 165 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-10940X X-series Processor, 19.25M Cache, 3.30 GHz Cascade BX
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£66.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10940X | 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 |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-10940X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
41 FPS
£29.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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107 FPS
£11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
£15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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