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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 179 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £120.0 vs £1150.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-10980XE - £0.72 vs £6.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i3-9100F - 170 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 36 vs 4 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
167
98.23529411764706%
Value, £/FPS
£0.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£120
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 53060 minutes ago
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.76/FPS
10.650887573964498%
Price, £
£1150
10%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1374
87.51592356687898%
Multi-Core
3669
30.613266583229038%
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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