Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10900 - 93 vs 89 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - £95.0 vs £276.12
- Up to 67% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10900 - £1.02 vs £3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900 - 60 vs 65 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £276.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 36 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 35 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 60 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
No | Overclockable | No |