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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 22% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-7100 - 657 vs 539 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $70.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-11900F - $0.13 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
657
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
35.13513513513514%
Price, $
$240
29%
FPS Winner
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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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
539
82.03957382039574%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Updated 361192 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
57.438968217411336%
Multi-Core
2440
26.605604623269002%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i3-7100
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
398 FPS
$2.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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398 FPS
$2.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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