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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10300 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10300 is 3353 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 4% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i7-990X - 267 vs 256 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$139.99 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 61% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i7-990X - CA$0.52 vs CA$1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
256
95.88014981273409%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.33/FPS
39.097744360902254%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
41%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
267
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
36.102236421725244%
Multi-Core
2626
54.76538060479667%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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