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In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 1509 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $218.59 vs $406.54
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-5960X - 282 vs 278 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 20 vs 16 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
85.61827956989248%
Multi-Core
7389
77.64817150063051%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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