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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100 is 331 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-8400 - 182 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €81.57 vs €177.5
- Up to 54% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-8400 - €0.45 vs €0.98 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
182
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 3.6GHz LGA1151 **New Retail**, BX80684I39100 (**New Retail** Boxed)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| 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 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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