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Intel logo Core i9-12900KS
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General information Core i9-12900KS Core i3-8100
Launched Q2 2022 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Clock 3.4 GHz 5.6 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 24 0 % 4 83.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 65 W 56.7 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i9-12900KS Core i3-8100
Overall Score 73053 0 % 44598 39 %
Future Proof 88 % 0 % 62 % 29.5 %
Benchmark Score 28481 0 % 3956 86.1 %
Single Thread Score 4385.8 0 % 2211.1 49.6 %
Encrypting Data 31858.5 MB/s 0 % 1812.1 MB/s 94.3 %
Compressing Data 551.9 MB/s 0 % 81 MB/s 85.3 %
String objects sorting 60827.8 thousand/s 0 % 10249.2 thousand/s 83.2 %
Prime numbers generation 160.6 millions/s 0 % 27.7 millions/s 82.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 148006 millions/s 0 % 16401 millions/s 88.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 111286 millions/s 0 % 13756.8 millions/s 87.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900KS, Core i3-8100.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900KS Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.7 FPS 87.2 FPS
High settings 274.7 FPS 139.5 FPS
Medium settings 343.4 FPS 174.4 FPS
Low settings 429.2 FPS 218.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 49.2 %

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 i9-12900KS Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 179.2 FPS 129.2 FPS
High settings 286.7 FPS 206.7 FPS
Medium settings 358.3 FPS 258.3 FPS
Low settings 447.9 FPS 322.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.9 %
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