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Intel logo Core i9-10900K
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Intel logo Core i3-12100

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General information Core i9-10900K Core i3-12100
Launched Q2 2020 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Comet Lake Alder Lake
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Turbo Clock 5.3 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 18.9 %
Cores 10 0 % 4 60 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 W 0 % 60 W 52 %
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 × 256 kB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730
Performance Core i9-10900K Core i3-12100
Overall Score 62056 0 % 54401 12.3 %
Future Proof 76 % 11.6 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14830 0 % 8759 40.9 %
Single Thread Score 3129.7 9.5 % 3458.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 8126.5 MB/s 0 % 7862.5 MB/s 3.2 %
Compressing Data 370.8 MB/s 0 % 152.2 MB/s 59 %
String objects sorting 46530 thousand/s 0 % 15484 thousand/s 66.7 %
Prime numbers generation 63.5 millions/s 0 % 56.5 millions/s 11 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 86241.1 millions/s 0 % 39854.6 millions/s 53.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 53031.3 millions/s 0 % 31446.1 millions/s 40.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-10900K, Core i3-12100.

Average frames per second Core i9-10900K Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.0 FPS 116.3 FPS
High settings 222.4 FPS 186.0 FPS
Medium settings 278.1 FPS 232.5 FPS
Low settings 347.6 FPS 290.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.4 %

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 i9-10900K Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.8 FPS 146.4 FPS
High settings 255.7 FPS 234.2 FPS
Medium settings 319.6 FPS 292.7 FPS
Low settings 399.6 FPS 365.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %
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