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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i9-10900KF - 186 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $94.98 vs $283.35
- Up to 68% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900KF - $0.51 vs $1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
179
96.23655913978494%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
32.278481012658226%
Price, $
$283.35
33%
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/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 i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i3-12100F
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$28.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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126 FPS
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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149 FPS
$15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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82 FPS
$15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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72 FPS
$16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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126 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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71 FPS
$91.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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102 FPS
$22.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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11 FPS
$79.54/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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