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CA$225
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 565 days older than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-9100F - 222 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$138.88 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8600K - CA$0.64 vs CA$1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
222
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.01/FPS
63%
Price, CA$
CA$225
61%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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In Stock
Updated 6589 minutes ago
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
217
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W, BX80684I39100F
Buy for CA$138.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6590 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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