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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-530 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $45.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-11900 - $1.05 vs $1.91 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 228% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-530 - 141 vs 43 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 16 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-530 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-530 or Core i9-11900
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
18 FPS
$127.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
$67.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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18 FPS
$183.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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34 FPS
$138.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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