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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100 is 135 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 5% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 7 2700X - 178 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - $145.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 7 2700X - $0.81 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 16 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100 or Ryzen 7 2700X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
124 FPS
$11.29/FPS
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