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Intel logo Core i9-9900X
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Intel logo Core i3-12100

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General information Core i9-9900X Core i3-12100
Launched Q4 2018 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 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
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) 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 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 × 19.25 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9900X Core i3-12100
Overall Score 61274 0 % 54402 11.2 %
Future Proof 68 % 20.9 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14096 0 % 8759 37.9 %
Single Thread Score 2579.4 25.3 % 3455 0 %
Encrypting Data 7953.9 MB/s 0 % 7864.5 MB/s 1.1 %
Compressing Data 314.8 MB/s 0 % 154.1 MB/s 51.1 %
String objects sorting 41148.9 thousand/s 0 % 15362.8 thousand/s 62.7 %
Prime numbers generation 85.1 millions/s 0 % 56.5 millions/s 33.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 72546.1 millions/s 0 % 39905.7 millions/s 45 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 45811.9 millions/s 0 % 31109.1 millions/s 32.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9900X, Core i3-12100.

Average frames per second Core i9-9900X Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.7 FPS 116.3 FPS
High settings 218.7 FPS 186.0 FPS
Medium settings 273.4 FPS 232.5 FPS
Low settings 341.7 FPS 290.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.9 %

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 i9-9900X Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.5 FPS 146.4 FPS
High settings 253.6 FPS 234.2 FPS
Medium settings 317.0 FPS 292.7 FPS
Low settings 396.2 FPS 365.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.6 %
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