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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 48 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $145.0 vs $160.74
- Up to 9% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-9500 - $0.2 vs $0.22 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i3-9100 - 719 vs 715 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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