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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i3-10300 - 205 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
86%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i3-10300
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
126 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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205 FPS
$18.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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126 FPS
$19.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,429.99
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126 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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54 FPS
$46.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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100 FPS
$21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,119.99
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126 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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111 FPS
$28.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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33 FPS
$33.21/FPS
Arc A380
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$33.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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