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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 927 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 21% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-9100 - 217 vs 180 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 46% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $145.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-11900 - $0.81 vs $1.24 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
65.3225806451613%
Price, $
$270
53%
FPS 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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Updated 348554 minutes ago
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
180
82.94930875576037%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $145 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348554 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
64.74178403755869%
Multi-Core
3597
40.8008166969147%
Intel Core i9-11900 | 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 |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i3-9100
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
113 FPS
$20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
In Stock
91 FPS
$36.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
113 FPS
$41.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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