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In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 174 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i3-7100 - 196 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £64.99 vs £450.0
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 51 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Intel Core I3-7100 3.90 GHz CPU - Black
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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 i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1247
87.69338959212376%
Multi-Core
2440
27.78726796492427%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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