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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 845 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $482.84 vs $615.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-10900X - $4.78 vs $5.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-7800X - 104 vs 101 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7800X - 20 vs 12 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
101
97%
Value, $/FPS
$4.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$482.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7800X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-7800X or Core i9-10900X
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
104 FPS
$55.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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