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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 328 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $199.0 vs $292.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing New World than Core i9-9900KF - $1.78 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 62 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in New World than Core i3-8300 - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 16 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i9-9900KF
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
65 FPS
$26.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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