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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 315 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-12100F - 124 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £76.92 vs £241.49
- Up to 68% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-11900KF - £0.63 vs £1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
124
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.95/FPS
32%
Price, £
£241.49
31%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
122
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£76.92
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £76.92 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 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 |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i3-12100F
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
£15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.95
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79 FPS
£15.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,210.8
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67 FPS
£14.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£989.95
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99 FPS
£15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,544.4
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89 FPS
£16.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476
In Stock
67 FPS
£17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
In Stock
72 FPS
£18.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.99
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82 FPS
£15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,310.4
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74 FPS
£15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,162.8
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79 FPS
£12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.95
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