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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £119.95 vs £218.66
- Up to 45% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-11900F - £0.93 vs £1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
129
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£119.95
100%
Value Winner
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-11900F
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
102 FPS
£12.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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57 FPS
£16.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£914.99
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129 FPS
£22.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,843.95
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102 FPS
£14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,429.95
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84 FPS
£15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
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41 FPS
£22.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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