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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 1225 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 18% better in War Thunder than Core i3-6100 - 197 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $100.0 vs $359.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-9900KF - $0.6 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 51 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
32.967032967032964%
Price, $
$359
27%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
167
84.77157360406092%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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In Stock
Updated 349099 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
70.60910703725605%
Multi-Core
2336
29.007823171488884%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i3-6100
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
161 FPS
$10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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