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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF 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 i9-13900KF is 245 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - £119.95 vs £465.99
- Up to 68% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-13900KF - £0.25 vs £0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-12100F - 587 vs 479 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
479
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£119.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHZ LGA1700 ALDER LAKE C/VENTILADOR BOX
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Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
587
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
31%
Price, £
£465.99
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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Updated 14 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-13900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-13900KF
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
501 FPS
£3.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,950
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587 FPS
£6.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
In Stock
433 FPS
£3.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,675.2
In Stock
587 FPS
£5.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,299.95
In Stock
466 FPS
£3.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,749.95
In Stock
466 FPS
£3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,842
In Stock
395 FPS
£3.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,552.8
In Stock
587 FPS
£6.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
In Stock
434 FPS
£3.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,575.6
In Stock
501 FPS
£4.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,279.95
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