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€116
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €116.0 vs €266.88
- Up to 52% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-11900K - €0.44 vs €0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 60 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 13% better in League of Legends than Core i3-12100 - 294 vs 261 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 16 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
294
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.91/FPS
48%
Price, €
€266.88
43%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K, processore per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Core i9-11900K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
280 FPS
€7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,999.99
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272 FPS
€4.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,129.99
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288 FPS
€9.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,869.99
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