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$359
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 478 days older than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Core i3-10100 - 197 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $99.03 vs $359.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-9900KF - $0.55 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
30.219780219780223%
Price, $
$359
27%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 349100 minutes ago
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
181
91.87817258883248%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/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
Buy for $99.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349100 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
84.32879952690716%
Multi-Core
4215
52.34074258040482%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i3-10100
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
113 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$857.96
In Stock
102 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
113 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
113 FPS
$7.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
In Stock
161 FPS
$10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,698.99
In Stock
102 FPS
$3.43/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
In Stock
113 FPS
$6.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
In Stock
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