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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-9100 - 236 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - CA$160.0 vs CA$319.99
- Up to 46% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-11700 - CA$0.74 vs CA$1.36 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.36/FPS
54%
Price, CA$
CA$319.99
50%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
217
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$160
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$160 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13936 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i3-9100
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
59 FPS
CA$76.86/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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