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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9920X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9920X is 1509 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $549.95 vs $587.46
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Performs up to 16% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-5930K - 191 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-5930K - $3.08 vs $3.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 24 vs 12 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$587.46
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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