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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 365 days older than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 29% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-9100T - 27 vs 21 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $99.0 vs $357.22
- Up to 64% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7960X - $4.71 vs $13.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.23/FPS
35.600907029478456%
Price, $
$357.22
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
21
77.77777777777779%
Value, $/FPS
$4.71/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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In Stock
Updated 349223 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1203
87.42732558139535%
Multi-Core
3178
30.278201219512198%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i3-9100T |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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