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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 2605 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $56.34 vs $279.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10850K - $0.52 vs $2.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 55 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 24% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-3250 - 135 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 20 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
FPS
109
80%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$56.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-3250 or Core i9-10850K
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
64 FPS
$32.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,059.99
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64 FPS
$34.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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47 FPS
$29.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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85 FPS
$51.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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78 FPS
$96.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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58 FPS
$30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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79 FPS
$29.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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47 FPS
$39.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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78 FPS
$89.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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78 FPS
$25.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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