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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-10100 - 152 vs 143 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $99.03 vs $827.21
- Up to 87% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-10920X - $0.69 vs $5.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.44/FPS
12.683823529411764%
Price, $
$827.21
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
143
94.07894736842105%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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Updated 349458 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
85.13432835820896%
Multi-Core
4215
37.13983610890828%
Intel Core i9-10920X | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10920X or Core i3-10100
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$12.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$857.96
In Stock
56 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
69 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
69 FPS
$12.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
In Stock
56 FPS
$6.25/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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69 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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