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£260.26
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MSRP $564
AvailabilityMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-12100F - 394 vs 379 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £70.00 vs £260.26
- Up to 73% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-12900KF - £0.18 vs £0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
394
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
27%
Price, £
£260.26
26%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
379
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.18/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 544 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
304 FPS
£4.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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355 FPS
£4.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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388 FPS
£5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
In Stock
245 FPS
£4.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
In Stock
194 FPS
£6.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
In Stock
304 FPS
£4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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389 FPS
£5.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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340 FPS
£4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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389 FPS
£5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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367 FPS
£5.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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242 FPS
£5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,399.99
In Stock
340 FPS
£4.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,539.99
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30 FPS
£39.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,199.03
In Stock
158 FPS
£8.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,313.06
In Stock
91 FPS
£10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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230 FPS
£5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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