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Core i9-11900KF vs Core i3-10100

Core i9-11900KF vs Core i3-10100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for 288.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 272 minutes ago

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Core i3-10100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Buy for 82.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for 288.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 272 minutes ago

vs

Core i3-10100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Buy for 82.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

  • Performs up to 10% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-10100 - 207 vs 188 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-10100

  • Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $82.87 vs $288.29
  • Up to 68% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-11900KF - $0.44 vs $1.39 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

207

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.39/FPS

32%

Price, €

€288.29

28%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for 288.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 272 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

188

91%

Value, €/FPS

€0.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.87

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100

Buy for 82.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 271 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1426

62%

Multi-Core

4215

42%

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo

Core i9-11900KF

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Intel Core i3-10100 Logo

Core i3-10100

Mar 16th, 2021
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9Core i3
Rocket LakeComet Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
8
4
16
8
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
5.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
125 W
95 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
36.0x
None
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
No

PCs Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i3-10100

With selected game settings

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