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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KF 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 i9-13900KF is 245 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - $94.98 vs $531.86
- Up to 81% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-13900KF - $0.77 vs $4.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-12100F - 133 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 32 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
124
93.23308270676691%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/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.
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Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4/FPS
19.25%
Price, $
$531.86
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-13900KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2225
74.8402287251934%
Multi-Core
7457
37.09765683299338%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-13900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-13900KF
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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100 FPS
$22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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100 FPS
$25.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$2,529.99
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50 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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133 FPS
$27.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,699.99
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133 FPS
$30.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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133 FPS
$30.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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123 FPS
$15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,924.43
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112 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399.99
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100 FPS
$21.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,171.76
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