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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 1907 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 27% better in Valorant than Core i9-9960X - 982 vs 773 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $517.79 vs $630.62
- Up to 35% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9960X - $0.53 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
982
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€517.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X | vs | Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 32 | Threads | 32 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-9960X or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
767 FPS
€2.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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766 FPS
€2.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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767 FPS
€2.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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716 FPS
€2.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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716 FPS
€2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,701.8
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767 FPS
€3.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,485.35
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834 FPS
€4.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€3,548.83
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982 FPS
€5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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