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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 53% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700K - 58 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $94.98 vs $279.13
- Up to 78% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700K - $1.64 vs $7.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 58 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/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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Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
38
65.51724137931035%
Value, $/FPS
$7.35/FPS
22.312925170068027%
Price, $
$279.13
34%
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1670
75.0561797752809%
Multi-Core
7089
95.06503956014483%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i7-9700K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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Core i3-12100F
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Core i7-9700K
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Core i7-9700K
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939/FPS
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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1 FPS
$949/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$989/FPS
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2699/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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