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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 987 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $85.0 vs $360.93
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Core i3-9100F - 921 vs 772 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 24 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1374
54.115793619535246%
Multi-Core
3669
26.414686825053995%
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100F or Core i9-12900F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
654 FPS
$1.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,151.99
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654 FPS
$1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,212.99
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654 FPS
$1.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,294.99
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654 FPS
$2.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449.99
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654 FPS
$2.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,359.99
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654 FPS
$2.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,479
In Stock
654 FPS
$1.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
654 FPS
$2.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,422.99
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654 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,167.99
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654 FPS
$2.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,369
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