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In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - CA$209.27 vs CA$339.56
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i3-9100 - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
62.79599271402551%
Multi-Core
3597
41.311588377167794%
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i5-11600KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
CA$29.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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78 FPS
CA$39.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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