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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100F is 2980 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-990X - 293 vs 276 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $115.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 40% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-990X - $0.39 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
276
94.19795221843003%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
60%
Price, $
$178.02
64%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
293
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
41.12081513828238%
Multi-Core
2626
71.57263559553012%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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