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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Rocket League than Core i9-9920X - 734 vs 717 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $440.0 vs $587.46
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-9920X - $0.6 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 24 vs 20 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
734
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/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 i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-9920X
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
449 FPS
$4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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454 FPS
$12.96/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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261 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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734 FPS
$5.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$4,349.99
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