Intel Core i3-10100 vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Core i3-10100 vs Core i9-10900K benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-10900K performs better than the Core i3-10100. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-10100 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-10900K has significantly more cores than the Core i3-10100. Indeed, the Core i9-10900K has 10 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-10100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-10100. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-10900K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-10100. Also, the Core i9-10900K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-10100 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-10900K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i9-10900K has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-10100. The Core i9-10900K also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-10100 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.