Availability

Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)

Availability

Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 1509 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X

Performs up to 11% better in Starfield than Core i3-6100 - 61 vs 55 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 20 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100

Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $100.0 vs $615.0
Up to 82% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10900X - $1.82 vs $10.08 per FPS
Consumes up to 69% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 51 vs 165 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Starfield.

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900X	vs	Intel Core i3-6100
Oct 19th, 2019	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9 Extreme	Collection	Core i3
Cascade Lake	Codename	Skylake
Intel Socket 2066	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	2
20	Threads	4
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
165 W	TDP	51 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 530
Yes	Overclockable	No

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God of War

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