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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 987 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 8% better in Death Stranding than Core i3-9100F - 243 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £108.88 vs £388.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-12900F - £0.48 vs £1.6 per FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
225
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£108.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| 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 | 4.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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