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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X

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MSRP in USD: $97

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 28 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 8% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-10940X - 196 vs 181 FPS
Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $83.62 vs $720.0
Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 58 vs 165 Watts

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

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1920 x 1080

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Intel Core i9-10940X	vs	Intel Core i3-12100F
Oct 19th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9 Extreme	Collection	Core i3
Cascade Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 2066	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
14	Cores	4
28	Threads	8
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
165 W	TDP	58 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No

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