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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 14% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i3-8100 - 146 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $110.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-11900F - $0.86 vs $1.64 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
52.4390243902439%
Price, $
$240
45%
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 i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
128
87.67123287671232%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 350299 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
57.346844771994476%
Multi-Core
3405
37.12790317304547%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | Non-Turbo |
| 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 i3-8100
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
43 FPS
$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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