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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 16% better in Starfield than Core i3-9100T - 64 vs 55 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $99.0 vs $490.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10900K - $1.8 vs $7.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
64
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.66/FPS
23.49869451697128%
Price, $
$490
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
55
85.9375%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor
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Updated 349336 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1203
68.78216123499142%
Multi-Core
3178
34.6829640947288%
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i3-9100T |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i3-9100T
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
39 FPS
$150.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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