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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 3651 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - €494.67 vs €665.91
- Up to 4% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10900X - €1.1 vs €1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 29% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-960 - 580 vs 448 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
448
77%
Value, €/FPS
€1.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€494.67
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
580
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.15/FPS
95%
Price, €
€665.91
74%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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