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Core i9-9960X vs Core i9-9900

Core i9-9960X vs Core i9-9900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 186 days newer than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 32 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900

  • Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Core i9-9960X - 163 vs 160 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

160

98.15950920245399%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

163

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$659.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for CA$659.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76977 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

85.53693358162631%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1611

100%

Multi-Core

7204

72.08324994996998%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

vs
Intel Core i9-9900 Logo

Intel Core i9-9900

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores8
32
Threads16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed3.1 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier31.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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