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£188.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 234 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-9100 - 147 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - £44.49 vs £188.88
- Up to 75% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-9700F - £0.32 vs £1.28 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
147
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
25%
Price, £
£188.88
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-9700F Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 44092 minutes ago
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
141
95.91836734693877%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£44.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
Buy for £44.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44092 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
89.02517753389283%
Multi-Core
3597
57.496803069053705%
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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