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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £44.49 vs £288.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-9100 - 172 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 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 i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
64.74178403755869%
Multi-Core
3597
40.8008166969147%
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i9-11900
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
152 FPS
£8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
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98 FPS
£14.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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