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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900F.
Advantages of Core i9-10900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-10900F - 180 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $76.80 vs $334.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-10900F - $0.43 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/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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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900F | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-10900F or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
24 FPS
$33.33/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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