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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700KF is 607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-10700KF - £208.88 vs £230.68
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Diablo IV than Core i3-9100 - 221 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i3-9100 - £1.04 vs £1.11 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
221
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£230.68
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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