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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3410 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $250.0 vs $270.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3930K - 230 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-3930K - $1.17 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3930K - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
187
81.30434782608695%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
87.31343283582088%
Price, $
$250
100%
Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
92%
FPS and Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
606
28.450704225352112%
Multi-Core
2961
33.58666061705989%
Intel Core i7-3930K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3930K or Core i9-11900
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
122 FPS
$18.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
$31.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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122 FPS
$38.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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