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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1092 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900KF - 167 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £94.63 vs £286.66
- Up to 68% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900KF - £0.57 vs £1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 60 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
167
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£94.63
302%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £94.63 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 621 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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