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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 654 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 15% better in War Thunder than Core i3-7100 - 196 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $70.0 vs $275.13
- Up to 71% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-9700K - $0.41 vs $1.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 51 vs 95 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i3-7100
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
155 FPS
$9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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160 FPS
$24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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169 FPS
$15.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,697.99
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128 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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128 FPS
$7.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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128 FPS
$7.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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155 FPS
$17.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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