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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 179 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $129.95 vs $615.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-10900X - $1.27 vs $5.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-9100F - 104 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 20 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
102
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | 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 | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-9100F or Core i9-10900X
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
104 FPS
$55.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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