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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-9980XE - 94 vs 87 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $94.98 vs $1097.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-9980XE - $1.01 vs $12.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 58 vs 165 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
94
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/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
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i3-12100F
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
37 FPS
$21.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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9 FPS
$101.18/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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