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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 11% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-9960X - 132 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $450.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-9960X - $3.41 vs $13.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 32 vs 20 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$450
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 BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-9960X
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
81 FPS
$24.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$71.78/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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132 FPS
$32.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$35.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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