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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 186 days older than the more expensive Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Core i3-9100F
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-9100F - 174 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - £20.01 vs £108.66
- Up to 81% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-9100F - £0.12 vs £0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
174
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£20.01
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3.6 (Boost 5.0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 Socket 1151
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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