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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3677 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $49.0 vs $259.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-11900 - $0.91 vs $0.99 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 385% better in League of Legends than Core i3-2100 - 262 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 16 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
54
20.610687022900763%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
91.91919191919192%
Price, $
$259.99
18%
FPS Winner
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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Updated 36 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
466
21.87793427230047%
Multi-Core
954
10.821234119782213%
Intel Core i3-2100 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-2100 or Core i9-11900
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
239 FPS
$21.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5,155.99
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239 FPS
$13.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
242 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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