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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700K is 559 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $223.0 vs $435.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900 - $1.25 vs $2.44 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 20 vs 8 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$223
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 78245 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i9-10900
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$24.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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54 FPS
$36.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,994.99
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70 FPS
$55.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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86 FPS
$18.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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3 FPS
$426.67/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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62 FPS
$43.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
In Stock
23 FPS
$41.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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23 FPS
$40.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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23 FPS
$43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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