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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 Core i9-10900K is 607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $145.0 vs $490.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900K - $0.83 vs $2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 3% better in God of War than Core i3-9100 - 179 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 20 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
174
97.20670391061452%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/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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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.74/FPS
30.291970802919703%
Price, $
$490
29%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for $490 on Amazon
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Updated 348548 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
78.84505431675242%
Multi-Core
3597
39.25570228091237%
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 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 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Core i9-10900K
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$52.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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