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The Core i3-9350KF is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-12900KF, however, it's a better value for money, as it's $140.99 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i3-9350KF

  • Up to 52% cheaper$129.00 vs $269.99
  • A better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy91 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of the Core i9-12900KF

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 4 threads

Core i3-9350KF vs Core i9-12900KF for Gaming

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Core i3-9350KF vs Core i9-12900KF in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i3-9350KF vs Core i9-12900KF in synthetic CPU benchmarks

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Core i3-9350KF

Jan 8th, 2019


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1507

58%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3946

26%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2608

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15118

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i3-9350KF vs Core i9-12900KF in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i3-9350KF Logo

Core i3-9350KF

Jan 8th, 2019


Cores

4-core

25%

L3 Cache

8 MB

27%


Base Frequency

4 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

88%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

50%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Cores

16-core

100%

L3 Cache

30 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

80%

Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i3-9350KF

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Jan 8th, 2019
Nov 4th, 2021
$173.00
$564.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
91 W
125 W
4
16
4
24
4.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
5.2 GHz
8 MB
30 MB
DDR4 @ 2400 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
NoNo
No
Yes

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Core i3-9350KF and Core i9-12900KF vs Other CPUs

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