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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1008 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 9% better in Saints Row than Core i3-9100F - 175 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - $94.98 vs $115.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i3-9100F - $0.49 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 8 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/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 i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1374
61.75280898876404%
Multi-Core
3669
49.202091994099504%
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100F or Core i3-12100F
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
52 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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27 FPS
$32.41/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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