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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3677 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 12% better in Rocket League than Core i3-2100 - 756 vs 673 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $49.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-11900 - $0.07 vs $0.36 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
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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Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i3-2100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i3-2100
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
275 FPS
$8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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339 FPS
$6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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275 FPS
$11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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339 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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