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Core i3-9100 vs Core i9-12900K

Core i3-9100 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $122

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $599

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1160 days newer than Core i3-9100.

Advantages of Core i3-9100

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-9100 - 397 vs 347 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018


FPS

347

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

397

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€434.79

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz

Buy for 434.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1379

53%

Multi-Core

3597

23%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo

Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Sep 1st, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
24
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-9100 or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

Core i3-9100 and Core i9-12900K Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

512.55

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

243.3

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.41

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

198.71

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

168.69

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

157.96

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

786.34

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

227.89

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

75.94

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

303.77

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

512.55

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

243.3

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.41

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

198.71

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

168.69

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

157.96

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

786.34

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

227.89

Intel Core i3-9100 Logo
Core i3-9100

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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