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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900 is 3090 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 49% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-3960X - 113 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-3960X - $3.47 vs $4.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $350.0 vs $435.0
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$435
80%
FPS and Value Winner
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 78012 minutes ago
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
76
67.2566371681416%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
83.6144578313253%
Price, $
$350
100%
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Updated 78011 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
690
40.49295774647887%
Multi-Core
3358
39.876499228120174%
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i7-3960X
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
25 FPS
$79.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1280/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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