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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-12100 - 187 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £98.57 vs £570.81
- Up to 82% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-14900 - £0.55 vs £3.05 per FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
179
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900 | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 60 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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