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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-12100F - 161 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €97.0 vs €391.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-12900KF - €0.66 vs €2.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i3-12100F
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
137 FPS
€30.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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137 FPS
€35.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€4,862.16
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121 FPS
€27.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€3,341.37
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78 FPS
€10.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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