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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-10100 - 271 vs 236 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €101.0 vs €457.04
- Up to 75% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900F - €0.43 vs €1.69 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.69/FPS
25%
Price, €
€457.04
22%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
236
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 4 core fino a 4,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W
Buy for €101 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 169 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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