Intel Core i3-9100 Need For Speed Benchmarks - Can Core i3-9100 Run Need For Speed?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2019 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.6GHz, max speed at 4.2GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i3-9100 is based on the Coffee Lake Refresh 14nm family and part of the Core i3 series.
Price 79.4%
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Core i3-9100 - 1080p - RTX 4080 Ti - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i3-12300
359.4
Core i3-12300
359.4
Core i3-12300
359.4
Core i3-12100
356.7
Core i3-12100
356.7
Core i3-12100
356.7
Core i3-11320
349.4
Core i3-11320
349.4
Core i3-11320
349.4
Ryzen 3 3300X
348.5
Ryzen 3 3300X
348.5
Core i3-11300
348.5
Core i3-11300
348.5
Ryzen 3 3300X
348.5
Core i3-11300
348.5
Core i3-10320
348
Core i3-10320
348
Core i3-10320
348
Core i3-10300
347.1
Core i3-10300
347.1
Core i3-10300
347.1
Core i3-11100
347
Core i3-11100
347
Core i3-11100
347
Core i3-10100
345.6
Core i3-10100
345.6
Core i3-10100
345.6
Ryzen 3 3100
341.5
Ryzen 3 3100
341.5
Ryzen 3 3100
341.5
Core i3-9350K
339.8
Core i3-9350KF
339.8
Core i3-9350KF
339.8
Core i3-9350K
339.8
Core i3-9350KF
339.8
Core i3-9350K
339.8
Core i3-9320
338.4
Core i3-9320
338.4
Core i3-9320
338.4
Core i3-9300
337
Core i3-9300
337
Core i3-9300
337
Core i3-9100
334.3
Core i3-9100F
334.3
Core i3-9100
334.3
Core i3-9100F
334.3
Core i3-9100F
334.3
Core i3-9100
334.3
Core i3-8350K
331.6
Core i3-8350K
331.6
Core i3-8350K
331.6
Core i3-8300
327.5
Core i3-8300
327.5
Core i3-8300
327.5
Core i3-8100
325.5
Core i3-8100
325.5
Core i3-8100
325.5
Core i3-8100B
324.9
Core i3-8100B
324.9
Core i3-8100B
324.9
Ryzen 3 2300X
307.5
Ryzen 3 2300X
307.5
Ryzen 3 2300X
307.5
Ryzen 3 3200G
306.8
Ryzen 3 3200G
306.8
Ryzen 3 3200G
306.8
Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
305.8
Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
305.8
Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G
305.8
Ryzen 3 2200G
304.8
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
304.8
Ryzen 3 2200G
304.8
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
304.8
Ryzen 3 2200G
304.8
Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
304.8
Ryzen 3 1300X
302.1
Ryzen 3 1300X
302.1
Ryzen 3 1300X
302.1
Ryzen 3 1200
301.1
Ryzen 3 1200
301.1
Ryzen 3 1200
301.1
Core i3-7350K
298.2
Core i3-7350K
298.2
Core i3-7350K
298.2
Core i3-7320
295.7
Core i3-7320
295.7
Core i3-7320
295.7
Core i3-7300
294.4
Core i3-7300
294.4
Core i3-7300
294.4
Core i3-7100
290.6
Core i3-7100
290.6
Core i3-7100
290.6
Pentium Gold G5600
272
Pentium Gold G5600
272
Pentium Gold G5600
272
A8-7680
271.5
A8-7680
271.5
A8-7680
271.5
Core i3-6098P
271.4
Core i3-6098P
271.4
Core i3-6098P
271.4
Athlon X4 970
269.8
Athlon X4 970
269.8
Athlon X4 970
269.8
Athlon X4 845
267.2
Athlon X4 835
267.2
Athlon X4 845
267.2
Athlon X4 835
267.2
Athlon X4 845
267.2
Athlon X4 835
267.2
A8-9600
267.1
A8-9600
267.1
Athlon X4 950
267.1
A8-9600
267.1
Athlon X4 950
267.1
Athlon X4 950
267.1
Athlon X4 940
265.8
Athlon X4 940
265.8
Athlon X4 940
265.8
Pentium Gold G5620
265
Pentium Gold G5620
265
Pentium Gold G5620
265
Athlon X4 880K
264.4
Athlon X4 880K
264.4
Athlon X4 880K
264.4
Pentium Gold G5420
262.8
Pentium Gold G5420
262.8
Pentium Gold G5420
262.8
Pentium Gold G5500
262.5
Pentium Gold G5400
262.5
Pentium Gold G5500
262.5
Pentium Gold G5400
262.5
Pentium Gold G5500
262.5
Pentium Gold G5400
262.5
Athlon X4 870K
262.4
Athlon X4 870K
262.4
Athlon X4 870K
262.4
Pentium G4620
259.9
Pentium G4620
259.9
Pentium G4620
259.9
Pentium G4600
258.7
Pentium G4600
258.7
Pentium G4600
258.7
Pentium G4560
257.4
Pentium G4560
257.4
Pentium G4560
257.4
A6-7480
251.8
A6-7480
251.8
A6-7480
251.8
A6-9550
249.9
A6-9550
249.9
A6-9550
249.9
A6-7470K
249
A6-7470K
249
A6-7470K
249
A6-9500
247.8
A6-9500
247.8
A6-9500
247.8

The Core i3-9100 GPU ranks between the Core i3-9100F and Core i3-8350K in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i3-9100F but still offers 0.8% more juice than the Core i3-8350K for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i3-9100 leaves the Ryzen 3 3200G in the dust with a comfortable 9% lead in FPS. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i3-9100 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i3-8100 by a whopping 2.7%. Once again, the Core i3-8100 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Coffee Lake Refresh-based successor shows a ~2.7% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i3-8100 is a testament to how far behind the entry-level Coffee Lake-based GPUs lag compared to the new Coffee Lake Refresh lineup. With its performance, the Core i3-9100 snags the 48th spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i3-9100 may only have a slight edge over the Core i3-8100, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Ryzen 3 3200G in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Core i3-9100 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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