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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1487 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Core i3-9100
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $96.40 vs $341.19
- Up to 64% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.91 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 27% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-9100 - 135 vs 106 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
135
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.53/FPS
36%
Price, €
€341.19
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-9100 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
114 FPS
€15.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
€20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€2,297.29
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135 FPS
€33.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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121 FPS
€18.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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125 FPS
€16.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
€29.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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111 FPS
€17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
€17.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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100 FPS
€29.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
€34.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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