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£188.88
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1359 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £188.88 vs £287.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-12900KF - £1.03 vs £1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 62 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i3-8300 - 189 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 24 vs 4 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
183
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
189
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.52/FPS
67%
Price, £
£287.88
65%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-12900KF
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
145 FPS
£10.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,492.8
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164 FPS
£9.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,558.8
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108 FPS
£12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
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124 FPS
£9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,230
In Stock
96 FPS
£12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,198.8
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178 FPS
£11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,019.6
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158 FPS
£10.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,590
In Stock
158 FPS
£10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.99
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145 FPS
£10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,530
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178 FPS
£13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,349.99
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