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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 7% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-12100F - 514 vs 479 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £70.00 vs £420.61
- Up to 82% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-12900 - £0.15 vs £0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
479
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£70
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
243 FPS
£4.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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266 FPS
£3.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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326 FPS
£3.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
343 FPS
£11.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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319 FPS
£8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,634.64
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290 FPS
£5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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319 FPS
£5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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336 FPS
£4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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319 FPS
£5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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343 FPS
£7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,666.63
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319 FPS
£5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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349 FPS
£10.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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349 FPS
£10.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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336 FPS
£5.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,999.03
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343 FPS
£6.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,299
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343 FPS
£8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,868.13
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343 FPS
£9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,406.77
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349 FPS
£11.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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