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In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 654 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i3-7100 - 246 vs 240 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $70.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-9600K - $0.29 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Battlefield 1
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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