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Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Core i3 9100 is 1% slower than the Core i7 X 990

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Core i7 X 990 leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in Blender, where the Core i7 X 990 scores 6% higher.

1,651 · Core i3 9100
1,635* · Core i7 X 990
4,321 · Core i3 9100
4,246* · Core i7 X 990
248 · Core i3 9100
240* · Core i7 X 990
744* · Core i3 9100
1,162* · Core i7 X 990
7* · Core i3 9100
7 · Core i7 X 990
50* · Core i3 9100
53 · Core i7 X 990

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Core i3 9100
Core i3 9100
20 h 50 min
Core i7 X 990
21 h 32 min
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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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