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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 315 days older than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $94.98 vs $232.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-11900KF - $0.33 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-12100F - 294 vs 292 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
292
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
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.
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-11900KF
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
118 FPS
$6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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191 FPS
$5.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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237 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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191 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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47 FPS
$19.37/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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242 FPS
$13.22/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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120 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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237 FPS
$27.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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201 FPS
$9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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