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£512.32
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF is 630 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i3-12100F - 253 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £119.95 vs £512.32
- Up to 75% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-14900KF - £0.5 vs £2.02 per FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
253
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.02/FPS
24%
Price, £
£512.32
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Updated 237 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
238
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£119.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHZ LGA1700 ALDER LAKE C/VENTILADOR BOX
Buy for £119.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 235 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900KF or Core i3-12100F
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
253 FPS
£13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
253 FPS
£15.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,799
In Stock
253 FPS
£14.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,749
In Stock
140 FPS
£9.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,269.99
In Stock
253 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,699
In Stock
91 FPS
£10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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