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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1242 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i3-9100 - 877 vs 773 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £80.97 vs £208.88
- Up to 67% better value when playing Valorant than Core i3-9100 - £0.09 vs £0.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
877
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£80.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i3-12100F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
664 FPS
£1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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