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Core i3-8100 vs Core i9-9960X

Core i3-8100 vs Core i9-9960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 379 days newer than Core i3-8100.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-8100 - 180 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

174

96.66666666666667%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£69.99

100%

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

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76024 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

180

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1245

90.34833091436865%

Multi-Core

3405

34.07044226535921%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo

Intel Core i3-8100

vs
Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier31.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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