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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 1301 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $70.0 vs $286.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10850K - $0.41 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 18% better in War Thunder than Core i3-7100 - 200 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 20 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
28.671328671328673%
Price, $
$286
24%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
71.66666666666667%
Multi-Core
2440
26.824978012313107%
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-7100 or Core i9-10850K
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
186 FPS
$23.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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171 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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159 FPS
$12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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165 FPS
$10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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171 FPS
$12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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181 FPS
$16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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