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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF 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 i5-9600KF is 460 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - £69.99 vs £208.66
- Up to 65% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-9600KF - £0.55 vs £1.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i3-8100 - 135 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
128
94.81481481481482%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Updated 5775 minutes ago
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
135
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
35.483870967741936%
Price, £
£208.66
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
78.44990548204159%
Multi-Core
3405
59.66357105309269%
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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