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In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 744 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $110.0 vs $799.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10920X - $0.85 vs $5.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-8100 - 136 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 24 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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