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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $145.0 vs $241.05
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 115% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-9100 - 58 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-9100 - $4.16 vs $5.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
27
46.55172413793103%
Value, $/FPS
$5.37/FPS
77.46741154562383%
Price, $
$145
100%
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.05
60%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
62.14511041009464%
Multi-Core
3597
36.68162349581889%
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i7-11700K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
24 FPS
$124.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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23 FPS
$125.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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19 FPS
$73.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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10 FPS
$349.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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