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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i3-9100 - 176 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $145.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-11900F - $0.9 vs $1.19 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i3-9100
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
106 FPS
$9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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