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Intel logo Core i9-7900X
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Intel logo Core i3-12100

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General information Core i9-7900X Core i3-12100
Launched Q2 2017 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-X Alder Lake
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 4.4 %
Cores 10 0 % 4 60 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 60 W 57.1 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 1 MB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 13.75 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7900X Core i3-12100
Overall Score 60828 0 % 54400 10.6 %
Future Proof 59 % 31.4 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13690 0 % 8758 36 %
Single Thread Score 2575.7 25.4 % 3451.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 7490.3 MB/s 5 % 7886.3 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 312.6 MB/s 0 % 152.5 MB/s 51.2 %
String objects sorting 40888.3 thousand/s 0 % 15300.1 thousand/s 62.6 %
Prime numbers generation 76 millions/s 0 % 56.3 millions/s 25.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 73047.8 millions/s 0 % 39897.7 millions/s 45.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 45273.4 millions/s 0 % 31258.9 millions/s 31 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7900X, Core i3-12100.

Average frames per second Core i9-7900X Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.4 FPS 116.0 FPS
High settings 216.7 FPS 185.5 FPS
Medium settings 270.8 FPS 231.9 FPS
Low settings 338.5 FPS 289.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-7900X Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 157.9 FPS 146.4 FPS
High settings 252.6 FPS 234.2 FPS
Medium settings 315.8 FPS 292.7 FPS
Low settings 394.8 FPS 365.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.3 %
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