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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 96% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £48.99 vs £1099.99
- Up to 95% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.23 vs £4.66 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 9% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-9100 - 236 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 24 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
217
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£48.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
128 FPS
£9.76/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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197 FPS
£19.04/FPS
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197 FPS
£20.91/FPS
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