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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i3-7100 - 205 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £64.99 vs £288.0
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
58.544600938967136%
Multi-Core
2440
27.676950998185117%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i3-7100
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
130 FPS
£10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
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40 FPS
£35.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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