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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £98.57 vs £238.66
- Up to 59% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-11900F - £0.56 vs £1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
176
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 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
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900F | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-11900F or Core i3-12100
With selected game settings
126 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
£12.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
£14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299.97
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