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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Core i3-10100
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £100.20 vs £399.99
- Up to 71% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-11900K - £0.94 vs £3.20 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 17% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-10100 - 125 vs 107 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
107
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.2
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for £100.2 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8727 minutes ago
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
125
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.2/FPS
29%
Price, £
£399.99
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8726 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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