i3-12100 vs i9-14900K - Valorant Graphics 512SP Mobile - Game Performance Benchmarks

Graphics 512SP Mobile with Intel Core i3-12100

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Graphics 512SP Mobile with Intel Core i9-14900K

i3-12100 i9-14900K

Multi-Thread Performance

12603 Pts

41458 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3340 Pts

5619 Pts

Valorant

i3-12100 vs i9-14900K in Valorant using Graphics 512SP Mobile - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i3-12100 i9-14900K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	128.7 FPS
1080p	147.9 FPS
1440p	105.2 FPS
1440p	115.0 FPS
2160p	91.6 FPS
2160p	100.0 FPS
w1440p	105.3 FPS
w1440p	115.0 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	194.7 FPS
1080p	218.6 FPS
1440p	164.4 FPS
1440p	177.2 FPS
2160p	146.3 FPS
2160p	157.6 FPS
w1440p	164.6 FPS
w1440p	177.2 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	260.6 FPS
1080p	289.2 FPS
1440p	223.6 FPS
1440p	239.4 FPS
2160p	201.1 FPS
2160p	215.1 FPS
w1440p	223.8 FPS
w1440p	239.4 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	392.6 FPS
1080p	430.6 FPS
1440p	342.1 FPS
1440p	363.7 FPS
2160p	310.6 FPS
2160p	330.3 FPS
w1440p	342.3 FPS
w1440p	363.7 FPS

i3-12100

For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.
The i3-12100 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

i9-14900K

The i9-14900K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i9-14900K has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.

Compare i3-12100 vs i9-14900K specifications

i3-12100 vs i9-14900K Architecture

	i3-12100	i9-14900K
Chipsets	Z690, H670, B660, H610	Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series
Codename	Alder Lake-S	Raptor Lake-R
DDR4 Speed	3200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed	4800 MT/s	5600 MT/s
ECC Memory	No	Yes
Generation	Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)	Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only)	Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

i3-12100 vs i9-14900K Cache

	i3-12100	i9-14900K
Cache L1	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
Cache L2	1.25MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
Cache L3	12MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)

i3-12100 vs i9-14900K Cores

	i3-12100	i9-14900K

i3-12100 vs i9-14900K Performance

	i3-12100	i9-14900K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	33.0x	32.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	No	Yes
PL1	60W	253 W
PL2	89W	253 W
PL2 Tau Limit	28 seconds	Unlimited
TDP	60 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 4.3 GHz	up to 6 GHz