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$359.99
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AvailabilityMSRP $494
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MSRP $494
AvailabilityMSRP $97
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MSRP $97
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-12100F - 112 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $76.80 vs $359.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-12900F - $0.70 vs $3.21 per FPS
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.21/FPS
22%
Price, $
$359.99
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $359.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 162 minutes ago
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
110
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
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.
Buy for $76.8 on Amazon
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Updated 163 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | 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 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
66 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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66 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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46 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$18.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
48 FPS
$23.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,139.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$18.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
90 FPS
$27.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,498.51
In Stock
66 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
In Stock
90 FPS
$29.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,682.7
In Stock
66 FPS
$19.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
66 FPS
$22.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,479.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,269
In Stock
66 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,299.99
In Stock
66 FPS
$20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,359
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