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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-11900F - 287 vs 285 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $94.98 vs $210.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-11900F - $0.33 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 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 |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i3-12100F
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
161 FPS
$4.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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190 FPS
$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,049.99
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137 FPS
$6.65/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$910.58
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