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Core i7-9800X vs Core i3-12100F

Core i7-9800X vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than Core i7-9800X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-9800X - 176 vs 141 FPS
  • Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 58 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

141

80.11363636363636%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

176

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£119.95

100%

FPS Winner

Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box

Buy for £119.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 295 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1368

61.48314606741573%

Multi-Core

7353

98.60533726699745%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i7-9800X

vs

Intel Core i3-12100F

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i3
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
165 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
38.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-9800X or Core i3-12100F

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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