11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs Core i3-9100F

Short answer: which is best?

11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz is 125.1 % stronger than Core i3-9100F. 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz ranks #31 of 69 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,769 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i3-9100F ranks #66 of 69 measured processors at WhatFPS (3,896 CPU score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHzCore i3-9100F
CPU score (the processor's own performance)8,7693,896
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,3812,890
Integer (MT)7 Gop/s1.5 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.61 Gop/s0.43 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)8,964,6306,334,804
Cores / threads8 / 164 / 4
L3 cache16 MB6 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz · All measurements for Core i3-9100F