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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 12% better in Valheim than Core i3-8100 - 222 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £69.99 vs £346.81
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
49.035053170539584%
Multi-Core
3405
24.51403887688985%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i3-8100
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
137 FPS
£10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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