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MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 654 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Core i3-7100
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-7100 - 284 vs 274 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i3-7100 - £20.02 vs £53.82
- Up to 65% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i3-7100 - £0.07 vs £0.20 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
284
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£20.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3.6 (Boost 5.0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 Socket 1151
Buy for £20.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 127 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100 | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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