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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 759 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $178.02 vs $490.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-10900K - $0.79 vs $1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-8100T - 247 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 20 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
225
91.09311740890689%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-8100T I3 8100T 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 6M 35WLGA 1151
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
247
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
39.8989898989899%
Price, $
$490
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 361161 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1073
61.349342481417956%
Multi-Core
3027
33.035032194696065%
Intel Core i3-8100T | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8100T or Core i9-10900K
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
188 FPS
$31.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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