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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-10900F - 173 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - €116.0 vs €278.88
- Up to 63% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-10900F - €0.67 vs €1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€116
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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