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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X 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 i9-9920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9920X - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $94.98 vs $595.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9920X - $0.77 vs $5.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 58 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/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 i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
116
93.54838709677419%
Value, $/FPS
$5.13/FPS
15.00974658869396%
Price, $
$595
15%
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i9-9920X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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22 FPS
$39.77/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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