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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $99.03 vs $380.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 7900X - $3.41 vs $4.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 190% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-10100 - 84 vs 29 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
29
34.523809523809526%
Value, $/FPS
$3.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.54/FPS
75.11013215859032%
Price, $
$380.99
25%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
48.78549435511461%
Multi-Core
4215
23.61476833436047%
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-10100 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
67 FPS
$45.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$45.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$38.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
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84 FPS
$42.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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30 FPS
$55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$857.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$799.99/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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56 FPS
$44.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$899.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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