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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 133% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-9100 - 63 vs 27 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 77% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €69.89 vs €300.73
- Up to 46% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-11900K - €2.59 vs €4.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
63
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.77/FPS
54%
Price, €
€300.73
23%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i3-9100
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
47 FPS
€56.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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29 FPS
€60.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,755.58
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