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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 14% better in Starfield than Core i9-10920X - 72 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $94.98 vs $827.21
- Up to 90% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10920X - $1.32 vs $13.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 58 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
63
87.5%
Value, $/FPS
$13.13/FPS
10.053313023610052%
Price, $
$827.21
11%
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/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 i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10920X | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10920X or Core i3-12100F
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
$57.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$874.94/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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