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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i3-3227U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3283 days newer than Core i3-3227U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3227U
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 17 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 18% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-3227U - 222 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3227U - 24 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-3227U
Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3227U | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-3227U or Core i9-12900
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
35 FPS
£28.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£992
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60 FPS
£28.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
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93 FPS
£24.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
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82 FPS
£48.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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82 FPS
£19.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,636.93
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82 FPS
£44.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,631.12
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82 FPS
£43.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,557.53
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82 FPS
£50.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,110.65
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60 FPS
£28.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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60 FPS
£30.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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