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£422.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $134
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MSRP $134
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i3-14100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-14100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 643 days older than the cheaper Core i3-14100.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-14100 - 216 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-14100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-14100
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - £122.94 vs £422.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900KS - £0.58 vs £1.96 per FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
216
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.96/FPS
30%
Price, £
£422.99
29%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
Buy for £422.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 428 minutes ago
Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
211
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£122.94
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-14100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
Buy for £122.94 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 428 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KS | vs | Core i3-14100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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