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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1160 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $99.0 vs $231.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-12900KF - $0.52 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i3-9100T - 193 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 24 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
190
98.44559585492227%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
43.333333333333336%
Price, $
$231.99
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1203
47.3249409913454%
Multi-Core
3178
21.35609166050669%
Intel Core i3-9100T | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100T or Core i9-12900KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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93 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,325.79
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137 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
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113 FPS
$23.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
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161 FPS
$13.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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148 FPS
$37.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
In Stock
138 FPS
$14.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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148 FPS
$37.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,499
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148 FPS
$29.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,299
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147 FPS
$17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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