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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-10300 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-10300 is 3353 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $130.17 vs $335.61
- Up to 1% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-10300 - $2.01 vs $2.04 per FPS
- 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 154% better in League of Legends than Core i7-990X - 183 vs 72 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
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
72
39.34426229508197%
Value, €/FPS
€2.01/FPS
100%
Price, €
€144.49
100%
Value Winner
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
183
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.04/FPS
98.52941176470587%
Price, €
€372.53
38%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-10300 (Base stroke: 3.70GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box, BX8070110300
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In Stock
Updated 2109 minutes ago
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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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