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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 Core i9-10900K is 607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - £188.29 vs £449.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900K - £1.01 vs £2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-9100 - 194 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 20 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
187
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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Intel Core i9-10900K (base stroke: 3.70GHz; socket: LGA1200; 125W) box, BX8070110900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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