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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 0% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-11900 - 226 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £89.38 vs £288.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-11900
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
137 FPS
£9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
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69 FPS
£20.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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118 FPS
£10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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82 FPS
£11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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