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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10300 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10300 is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-7900X - 281 vs 279 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £170.99 vs £428.88
- Up to 60% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-7900X - £0.61 vs £1.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
281
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£170.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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