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€601.27
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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 i9-9900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9900 - 138 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $472.97 vs $601.27
- Up to 23% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9900 - $3.43 vs $4.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 20 vs 16 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
138
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.43/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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900 | vs | Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900 or Core i9-10900K
With selected game settings
64 FPS
€15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
€80.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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