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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £208.88 vs £238.88
- Up to 7% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-11900KF - £0.75 vs £0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-9100 - 294 vs 277 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
277
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
294
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
92%
Price, £
£238.88
87%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900KF
Buy for £238.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13903 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i9-11900KF
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
146 FPS
£6.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£969.95
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191 FPS
£6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,238.4
In Stock
164 FPS
£8.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.99
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146 FPS
£7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,165.2
In Stock
223 FPS
£6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,527.6
In Stock
222 FPS
£5.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,315.2
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164 FPS
£8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,319.95
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174 FPS
£6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,167.6
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277 FPS
£7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,129.95
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201 FPS
£6.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,297.2
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