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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 48 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 27% better in League of Legends than Core i3-9100 - 202 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £168.88 vs £208.88
- Up to 36% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-9100 - £0.84 vs £1.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)
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Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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