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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1213 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $129.0 vs $275.98
- Up to 52% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-10900 - $0.51 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 2% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i3-7300 - 261 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 20 vs 4 threads
Monster Hunter: World
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Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
261
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
48%
Price, $
$275.98
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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