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€340.01
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 151 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 3 4100 - 183 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 4100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 3 4100
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €69.79 vs €340.01
- Up to 78% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-12900KF - €0.41 vs €1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
183
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.86/FPS
22%
Price, €
€340.01
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
172
94%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€69.79
100%
Value Winner
AMD Processore desktop Ryzen 3 4100 (4 core/8 thread, 6 MB di cache, fino a 4,0 GHz max boost)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Ryzen 3 4100 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KF or Ryzen 3 4100
With selected game settings
132 FPS
€14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,869
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124 FPS
€14.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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157 FPS
€15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,399
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106 FPS
€16.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,779
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60 FPS
€23.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,429
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79 FPS
€22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,769
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79 FPS
€18.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,429
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124 FPS
€14.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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44 FPS
€18.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 3 4100
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€819
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