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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700 is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i9-7900X - 303 vs 301 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £231.89 vs £428.88
- Up to 46% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-7900X - £0.77 vs £1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
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303
100%
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£0.77/FPS
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£231.89
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-10700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, BX8070110700
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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