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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900X and the more expensive Core i7-9800X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-9800X - 177 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $556.0 vs $768.88
- Up to 29% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-9800X - $3.14 vs $4.42 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 20 vs 16 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
174
98.30508474576271%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
71.04072398190046%
Price, $
$768.88
72%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$556
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
91.93548387096774%
Multi-Core
7353
77.26986128625472%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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