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£432.97
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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
AvailabilityMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 630 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 16% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-12100F - 276 vs 238 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 84% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £70.00 vs £432.97
- Up to 82% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-14900K - £0.29 vs £1.57 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
276
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.57/FPS
18%
Price, £
£432.97
16%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
Buy for £432.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 516 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/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 516 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
276 FPS
£14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
In Stock
134 FPS
£8.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,199.03
In Stock
278 FPS
£20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
276 FPS
£22.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£6,300
In Stock
153 FPS
£6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£934.99
In Stock
195 FPS
£6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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