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Prices and StockMSRP $423
Prices and Stock
MSRP $423
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 373 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9900 - 133 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $472.97 vs $601.27
- Up to 24% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9900 - $3.56 vs $4.70 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
133
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€472.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900K | vs | Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-9900
With selected game settings
109 FPS
€10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,159.13
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110 FPS
€48.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€5,302.7
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