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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 1144 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-6100 - 145 vs 136 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 82% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $100.0 vs $550.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9900X - $0.74 vs $3.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 51 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
19.525065963060687%
Price, $
$550
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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In Stock
Updated 349156 minutes ago
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
136
93.79310344827586%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1194
80.24193548387096%
Multi-Core
2336
24.54812946616225%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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