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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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General information Core i9-12900K Core i3-12100F
Launched Q4 2021 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Alder Lake
Clock 3.2 GHz 3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4.3 GHz 17.3 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 24 0 % 8 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 58 W 75.9 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 0 % 10 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
4 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900K Core i3-12100F
Overall Score 71632 0 % 54781 23.5 %
Future Proof 85 % 1.2 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 26329 0 % 9006 65.8 %
Single Thread Score 4173 0 % 3474.9 16.7 %
Encrypting Data 29627.6 MB/s 0 % 8138.1 MB/s 72.5 %
Compressing Data 530.5 MB/s 0 % 158.3 MB/s 70.2 %
String objects sorting 57674.9 thousand/s 0 % 15710.3 thousand/s 72.8 %
Prime numbers generation 147 millions/s 0 % 62.1 millions/s 57.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 140011 millions/s 0 % 41010.5 millions/s 70.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 105270 millions/s 0 % 32374 millions/s 69.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Core i3-12100F.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Core i3-12100F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.2 FPS 118.0 FPS
High settings 269.2 FPS 188.8 FPS
Medium settings 336.5 FPS 236.0 FPS
Low settings 420.6 FPS 295.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.9 %

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 i9-12900K Core i3-12100F
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 178.5 FPS 148.1 FPS
High settings 285.6 FPS 236.9 FPS
Medium settings 357.0 FPS 296.1 FPS
Low settings 446.2 FPS 370.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 17 %
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