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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10300 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10300 is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $199.06 vs $615.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900X - $1.13 vs $3.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 20 vs 8 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.06
100%
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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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Core i9-10900X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
176 FPS
$32.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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