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MSRP in USD: $117

Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Availability

Intel Core i9-10900 (base clock: 2.80GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) box BX8070110900

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - £74.99 vs £666.44
Up to 87% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i9-10900 - £0.79 vs £5.9 per FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900

Performs up to 19% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i3-8100 - 113 vs 95 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 20 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Mirage.

Assassin's Creed Mirage

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-8100	vs	Intel Core i9-10900
Oct 5th, 2017	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3	Collection	Core i9
Coffee Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	10
4	Threads	20
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	28.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
No	Overclockable	No

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