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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 i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700K is 365 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-10900X - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $295.13 vs $615.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-10900X - $2.27 vs $4.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 20 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295.13
100%
FPS and 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 i9-10900X 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 i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i9-10900X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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76 FPS
$51.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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89 FPS
$30.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,697.99
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35 FPS
$26.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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35 FPS
$27.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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35 FPS
$28.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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70 FPS
$38.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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127 FPS
$45.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$5,799.99
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