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Core i3-8121U vs Core i9-10900X

Core i3-8121U vs Core i9-10900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 665.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 447 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 532 days newer than Core i3-8121U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U

  • Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 15 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Saints Row than Core i3-8121U - 164 vs 157 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Saints Row.
Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


FPS

157

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

164

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.06/FPS

100%

Price, €

€665.91

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 665.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 447 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1133

71%

Multi-Core

2344

25%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1576

100%

Multi-Core

9371

100%

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo

Intel Core i3-8121U

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Intel Core i9-10900X Logo

Intel Core i9-10900X

May 5th, 2018Release Date
Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Cannon LakeCodenameCascade Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 2066
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
20
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
15 W
TDP165 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
22.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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