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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F is 607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 30% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-9100 - 35 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $145.0 vs $225.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-10700F - $5.37 vs $6.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
35
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.46/FPS
83.12693498452013%
Price, $
$225.99
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
27
77.14285714285715%
Value, $/FPS
$5.37/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
85.54590570719604%
Multi-Core
3597
49.744157101369105%
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i3-9100
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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Core i7-10700F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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8 FPS
$212.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1199/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1499.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1299.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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