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In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 48 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $145.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i9-9980XE - $0.67 vs $4.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 23 than Core i3-9100 - 221 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 36 vs 4 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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