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£416.35
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MSRP $589
Prices and StockMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K is 245 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Core i3-12100F - 199 vs 186 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 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 i9-13900K - £70.00 vs £416.35
- Up to 82% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-13900K - £0.38 vs £2.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 58 vs 125 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
199
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.09/FPS
18%
Price, £
£416.35
16%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for £416.35 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6659 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
186
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/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 6659 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-13900K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-13900K or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
199 FPS
£17.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,499.98
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32 FPS
£37.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,193.78
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89 FPS
£14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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48 FPS
£19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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