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Intel Core i9-11900K vs Intel Core i3-13100F. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2021
Intel Core i9-11900K
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Intel Core i3-13100F
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What's the best choice Intel Core i9-11900K or Intel Core i3-13100F? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-11900K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i3-13100F has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    52 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    86 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    37 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    63 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    58 W left arrow 125 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-10900K left arrow Intel Core i3-12100F
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-12900K left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Golden Cove
  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.8 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1300 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-13100F and Intel Core i9-11900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Core i3-13100F Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 58 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    251 W / 56 s left arrow 117 W
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Core i3-13100F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 10 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-11900K 5869.853606 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z590-A
Duration: 170.362 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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