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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3220 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3220 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3220.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £16.26 vs £238.66
- Up to 92% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-11900F - £0.18 vs £2.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 18% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-3220 - 109 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3220 - 16 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
92
84.40366972477065%
Value, £/FPS
£0.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£16.26
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3220 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 55 W CPU Processor LGA 1155
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
109
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.19/FPS
8.21917808219178%
Price, £
£238.66
6%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
525
24.18240442192538%
Multi-Core
1085
11.830770908297895%
Intel Core i3-3220 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3220 or Core i9-11900F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
£15.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
£16.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,444.95
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109 FPS
£28.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,058.95
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56 FPS
£16.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£914.99
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