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

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General information Core i9-10900 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 2.8 GHz 15.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 17.3 %
Cores 10 0 % 4 60 %
Threads 20 0 % 8 60 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 60 W 7.7 %
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 i9-10900 Core i3-12100
Overall Score 59885 0 % 54400 9.2 %
Future Proof 76 % 11.6 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 12861 0 % 8758 31.9 %
Single Thread Score 3024.9 12.2 % 3444.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 7064 MB/s 10.1 % 7861.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 305.8 MB/s 0 % 154.8 MB/s 49.4 %
String objects sorting 39198.1 thousand/s 0 % 15530.3 thousand/s 60.4 %
Prime numbers generation 57.2 millions/s 0 % 55.5 millions/s 2.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 78178 millions/s 0 % 40252.3 millions/s 48.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 48475 millions/s 0 % 31411.7 millions/s 35.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i9-10900 Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.6 FPS 116.0 FPS
High settings 212.1 FPS 185.5 FPS
Medium settings 265.2 FPS 231.9 FPS
Low settings 331.5 FPS 289.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.5 %

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 i9-10900 Core i3-12100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 156.4 FPS 146.5 FPS
High settings 250.3 FPS 234.4 FPS
Medium settings 312.8 FPS 293.0 FPS
Low settings 391.0 FPS 366.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.3 %
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