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Core i9-12900F vs Core i3-12100F

Core i9-12900F vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $432.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17689 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
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 $94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17690 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $432.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17689 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
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 $94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17690 minutes ago

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 Intel Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-12100F - 248 vs 238 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $94.98 vs $432.99
  • Up to 77% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-12900F - $0.4 vs $1.75 per FPS
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

248

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.75/FPS

22%

Price, $

$432.99

21%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $432.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17689 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

238

95%

Value, $/FPS

$0.4/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.

Buy for $94.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17690 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

87%

Multi-Core

7457

53%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo

Intel Core i9-12900F

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Jan 4th, 2022Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
24
Threads8
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP58 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
24.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i3-12100F

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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