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$279.13
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 16% better in War Thunder than Core i7-9700K - 227 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $116.99 vs $279.13
- Up to 63% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-9700K - $0.52 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 60 vs 95 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
196
86.34361233480176%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
36.61971830985916%
Price, $
$279.13
41%
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$116.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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Updated 349095 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i3-12100
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
155 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,049
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160 FPS
$24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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169 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699.99
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128 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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128 FPS
$7.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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128 FPS
$7.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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155 FPS
$17.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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