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Core i9-11900KF vs Core i3-12100F

Core i9-11900KF vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

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Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £70 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

vs

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £70 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 315 days older than Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

  • Performs up to 3% better in F1 23 than Core i3-12100F - 286 vs 279 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
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F1 23

F1 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

286

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

279

98%

Value, £/FPS

£0.25/FPS

100%

Price, £

£70

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz

Buy for £70 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 180 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

96%

Multi-Core

7457

74%

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo

Core i9-11900KF

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Mar 16th, 2021Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i3
Rocket LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
125 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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