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In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 726 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 11% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-8121U - 137 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 20 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-8121U doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
137
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£839.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 (base clock: 2.80GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) box BX8070110900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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