Intel i3-10100 (4c/8t) $80 after $20 MB Discount @ MicroCenter (in-store only)

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Looks like this has been dropping somewhat consistently and is currently significantly cheaper than the ryzen 3 3100 ($130, no motherboard discount).

The 8c/16t is about +$200 if you want somthing more futureproof, but 3700x is cheaper & probably more futureproof.

the i3-10100 Might be great bang/$ for a bargain gaming box. With an H410 MB, I was able to get a combo OTD for $154. That is only $20 more than a Ryzen 3 3100 by itself!
 
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Well, it will not be a gaming powerhouse but, that is a fantastic deal and with ram, you could have gotten it all for about $200! :) (Even better if you have a Microcenter CC that gives you 5% off.)
 
9000 passmark cpu for $99 is a pretty good deal; way better than the Intel Xeon E3-1275 V2 i just bought to boost up my pf sense box server
 
I see i3-xxx and want to run. I guess as haas been said budget does make it worth while. Think though I would prefer a higher end chipset.
But as was said. This is a nice price for the computing power provided.
 
I have a MC close to me. I'd rather spend the extra $60 and get a 3600. You gotta figure, a budget build is going to run you about $600 these days. For a 10% price increase, you're going to get a lot more longevity out of a build with an overclockable 6C/12T processor. You could even upgrade to something like a 3080 down the road, and a 3600 makes sense with that GPU. A 4C/8T, not so much. Still, a great deal for $99.

I have last years i3, the i3-9100, in my Plex server. It has the same UHD 630 graphics this chip has, which is fantastic for h.264 and h.265 decoding, and h.264 encoding. I've tested out 10 h.264 transcodes at the same time, and it handled it like a champ.
 
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mazeroth said:
I have a MC close to me. I'd rather spend the extra $60 and get a 3600. You gotta figure, a budget build is going to run you about $600 these days. For a 10% price increase, you're going to get a lot more longevity out of a build with an overclockable 6C/12T processor. You could even upgrade to something like a 3080 down the road, and a 3600 makes sense with that GPU. A 4C/8T, not so much. Still, a great deal for $99.

I have last years i3, the i3-9100, in my Plex server. It has the same UHD 630 graphics this chip has, which is fantastic for h.264 and h.265 decoding, and h.264 encoding. I've tested out 10 h.264 transcodes at the same time, and it handled it like a champ.
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I have 3900x (linux) and ryzen 5 3600 (only because it was the cheapest cpu that would let me upgrade to zen3) in my gaming box. 3100/3300x weren't out at the time and I had just sold my i5-8400....

So I did a build:
i3-10100: #1049849
ASRock H410M: #1459951
2*8G ddr4-3000: #21718225
Powerspec 500w 80+: #05791925
Inland Premium 256G NVME: #86027025
Power color Radeon RX570, 4G: #1545186
Cooler Master Q300L Matx: #71097010

$499.80 after tax. Not bad at all IMHO for a little 1080p gaming box. Can get it down to $483 by going i3-9100F & B365 board. Can get it down to $473 by switching from NVME to 256G sata...
 
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Looks like this has been dropping somewhat consistently and is currently significantly cheaper than the ryzen 3 3100 ($130, no motherboard discount).
......$154. That is only $20 more than a Ryzen 3 3100 by itself!
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Not sure where you shop, but the 3100 is under $100 just about everywhere. Including Microcenter
It is kinda lame they aren't offering the board deals, but there's been a bit of a shortage on AM4 boards the past few months.

Good deal on the i3 though. Roughly an i7 from 3 or 4 years back.
 
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Not sure where you shop, but the 3100 is under $100 just about everywhere. Including Microcenter
It is kinda lame they aren't offering the board deals, but there's been a bit of a shortage on AM4 boards the past few months.

Good deal on the i3 though. Roughly an i7 from 3 or 4 years back.
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When I posted, the 3100 was $129.99 no board deal. It looks like it's down to $100. When it was $130 can't compare to $100 for the i3 + $20 board discount. With that being said, I'd have to go to a farther microcenter to get a 3100 at all...not in stock at mine.
 
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When I posted, the 3100 was $129.99 no board deal. It looks like it's down to $100. When it was $130 can't compare to $100 for the i3 + $20 board discount. With that being said, I'd have to go to a farther microcenter to get a 3100 at all...not in stock at mine.
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Also: The 3200G (3 or 4 of the links in your post are 3200G) are zen+ and are not comparable to Zen2/3100.
 
Nside said:
Not sure where you shop, but the 3100 is under $100 just about everywhere. Including Microcenter
It is kinda lame they aren't offering the board deals, but there's been a bit of a shortage on AM4 boards the past few months.

Good deal on the i3 though. Roughly an i7 from 3 or 4 years back.
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I just checked and this is one bundle that MC will ship. You even get $20 off the motherboard (but you have to pick from 6 motherboards they ship...cheapest of which is $109 B460 board, no H410s).
 
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Also: The 3200G (3 or 4 of the links in your post are 3200G) are zen+ and are not comparable to Zen2/3100.
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In fairness, 3 of the 5 links are actually 3100s, however, MC is OOS for shipping currently. Amazon is probably your best bet.
 
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In fairness, 3 of the 5 links are actually 3100s, however, MC is OOS for shipping currently. Amazon is probably your best bet.
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Microcenter rarely ships anything that's sought after. I can't blame em, TBH... their board combo deals are typically in-store only as well.
I'm not showing any i3 bundle deals, and nothing for shipping.
And oops on the 3200G links, just did a quick Google search, and posted links. pretty sure MSRP for the R3 3100 is $99 though, the 3300 is $120. Anything higher is scalping from 3rd party sellers usually
 
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Microcenter rarely ships anything that's sought after. I can't blame em, TBH... their board combo deals are typically in-store only as well.
I'm not showing any i3 bundle deals, and nothing for shipping.
And oops on the 3200G links, just did a quick Google search, and posted links. pretty sure MSRP for the R3 3100 is $99 though, the 3300 is $120. Anything higher is scalping from 3rd party sellers usually
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They actually do ship the 3100. I just checked again and it is in stock to ship. No motherboard discount though, so essentially the same price as Amazon, etc.
 
The $70 9100f at microcenter is only a few percent slower in games and you can get a motherboard for $50 after the $20 discount. That is what I have been recommending for discount gaming builds.
 
It is a shame that it doesn't support ECC, would make a nice CPU for offsite/secondary backup solution.
 
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They actually do ship the 3100. I just checked again and it is in stock to ship. No motherboard discount though, so essentially the same price as Amazon, etc.
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I am seeing "in-store only" now for 3100...
 
These $100 chips (Ryzen 3 3100, i3-10100) get 10-20% higher single-core passmark rating than my i5-6600... (not to mention 8 threads instead of 4).

Maybe it's time to upgrade, I didn't realize how behind a Skylake i5 is nowadays.
 
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