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Core i9-14900 vs Core i3-12100F

Core i9-14900 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-14900

2.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900 Logo
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for $609.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74948 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 $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74950 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-14900

2.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900 Logo
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for $609.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74948 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 $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74950 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 713 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900

  • Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-12100F - 219 vs 176 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $83.62 vs $609.23
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-14900 Logo
Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

219

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$609.23

13%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for $609.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74948 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

176

80.36529680365297%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$83.62

100%

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 $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74950 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-14900 Logo
Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-14900 Logo
Core i9-14900

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Single-Core

2946

100%

Multi-Core

15863

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

75.52613713509844%

Multi-Core

7457

47.008762529155895%

Intel Core i9-14900 Logo

Intel Core i9-14900

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Jan 8th, 2024
Release DateJan 25th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i3
Raptor LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24
Cores4
32
Threads8
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
5.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP58 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-14900 or Core i3-12100F

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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