Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1029 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-5930K - 350 vs 341 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $412.83 vs $549.95
- Up to 27% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-5930K - $1.18 vs $1.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
350
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$412.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
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Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
Haswell E | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
12 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 140 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |