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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9960X - 175 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $472.97 vs $630.62
- Up to 27% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-9960X - $2.70 vs $3.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 32 vs 20 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
175
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.7/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 BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900K | vs | Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-9960X
With selected game settings
108 FPS
€10.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
€48.65/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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