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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3988 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 21% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-990X - 274 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $76.80 vs $178.02
- Up to 65% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-990X - $0.28 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 58 vs 130 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
274
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
115 FPS
$6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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