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$470.39
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Prices and StockMSRP $488
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MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 1% better in War Thunder than Core i9-9900K - 198 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $390.00 vs $470.39
- Up to 16% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10900 - $1.99 vs $2.38 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.38/FPS
84%
Price, $
$470.39
82%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
Buy for $470.39 on Amazon
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Updated 224 minutes ago
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
196
99%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$390
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $390 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 222 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900 or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
155 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
$11.13/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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169 FPS
$27.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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158 FPS
$24.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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151 FPS
$25.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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