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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 10% better in Rust than Core i9-10900KF - 233 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - £69.99 vs £270.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-10900KF - £0.3 vs £1.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10900KF
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
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 i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i3-12100F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
111 FPS
£11.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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