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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10920X.
Advantages of Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-10920X - 304 vs 302 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $525.00 vs $699.00
- Up to 25% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-10920X - $1.73 vs $2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-10920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 24 vs 20 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
304
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$525
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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Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900K | vs | Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-10920X
With selected game settings
203 FPS
$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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205 FPS
$28.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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