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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 2068 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-5930K - 230 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $440.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 23% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-5930K - $1.91 vs $2.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$440
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i7-5930K
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
166 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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167 FPS
$35.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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101 FPS
$20.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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230 FPS
$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$4,349.99
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