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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 927 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-9100 - 163 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $104.75 vs $107.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
70.32126466088731%
Multi-Core
3597
47.27917981072555%
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i5-11400F
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
39 FPS
$25.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,009
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32 FPS
$31.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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41 FPS
$18.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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44 FPS
$23.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,042
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44 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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27 FPS
$48.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,296.99
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20 FPS
$33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$659.99
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39 FPS
$36.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,439
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20 FPS
$30.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$609.99
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41 FPS
$27.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,121.43
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