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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 450 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $145.0 vs $1300.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $1.11 vs $9.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 4% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-9100 - 136 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 48 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
131
96.32352941176471%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.56/FPS
11.610878661087867%
Price, $
$1300
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $1,300 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349636 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
82.72345530893821%
Multi-Core
3597
27.010587970263572%
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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