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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $134
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MSRP in USD: $134
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-13100 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-13100 is 891 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-13100 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-13100
- Performs up to 48% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10850K - 59 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $147.99 vs $286.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10850K - $2.51 vs $7.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 60 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
40
67.79661016949152%
Value, $/FPS
$7.15/FPS
35.1048951048951%
Price, $
$286
51%
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$147.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
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Updated 348679 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i3-13100
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
6 FPS
$714.81/FPS
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Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$2959.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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