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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9800X is 1509 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 9% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-5930K - 359 vs 330 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $117.07 vs $321.95
- Up to 66% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-5930K - $0.33 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i7-5930K
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
359
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€117.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
Buy for €117.07 on Amazon
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Updated 337 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
Buy for €321.95 on Amazon
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Updated 337 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X | vs | Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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