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€219.13
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 36% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-8100 - 465 vs 342 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $80.43 vs $197.41
- Up to 45% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900 - $0.26 vs $0.47 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
465
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
55%
Price, €
€219.13
40%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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In Stock
Updated 131 minutes ago
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
342
73%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€89.28
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for €89.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 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 |
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