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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7920X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7920X is 1105 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $549.95 vs $552.85
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i7-5930K - 225 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 0% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-5930K - $2.46 vs $2.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 24 vs 12 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$552.85
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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