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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 129 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- 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 1% better in Fortnite than Core i3-9100 - 229 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £168.88 vs £208.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i3-9100 - £0.74 vs £0.92 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | 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 |
| 4.2 GHz | 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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