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Intel logo Core i7-9800X
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Intel logo Core i3-12100

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General information Core i7-9800X Core i3-12100
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-X Alder Lake
Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 13.2 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 4.4 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 60 W 63.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1 MB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 16.5 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-9800X Core i3-12100
Overall Score 58475 0 % 54401 7 %
Future Proof 68 % 20.9 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11692 0 % 8759 25.1 %
Single Thread Score 2554.6 25.3 % 3420.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 6335 MB/s 19.4 % 7862.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 253.6 MB/s 0 % 152.5 MB/s 39.9 %
String objects sorting 32828.4 thousand/s 0 % 15437.8 thousand/s 53 %
Prime numbers generation 70.6 millions/s 0 % 55.9 millions/s 20.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 57956.6 millions/s 0 % 40216.2 millions/s 30.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36865.3 millions/s 0 % 31257.9 millions/s 15.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9800X, Core i3-12100.

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.4 FPS 116.3 FPS
High settings 205.5 FPS 186.0 FPS
Medium settings 256.8 FPS 232.5 FPS
Low settings 321.1 FPS 290.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.5 %

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 i7-9800X Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.8 FPS 146.6 FPS
High settings 246.1 FPS 234.6 FPS
Medium settings 307.6 FPS 293.2 FPS
Low settings 384.6 FPS 366.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.7 %
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