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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900 is 3845 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 39% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - 165 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-960 - $1.61 vs $1.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $220.0 vs $264.96
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$264.96
83%
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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Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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