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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 413 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-9100T - 224 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $99.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10940X - $0.46 vs $3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.66/FPS
12.568306010928962%
Price, $
$820
12%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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In Stock
Updated 350237 minutes ago
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
213
95.08928571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/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
Buy for $99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350237 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1203
77.01664532650449%
Multi-Core
3178
29.510632370693656%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i3-9100T |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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