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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i9-7960X - 231 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $260.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 27% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-7960X - $1.13 vs $1.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 32 vs 20 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$260
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| 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 | 2.8 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i9-7960X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
178 FPS
$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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123 FPS
$16.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,029.99
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149 FPS
$15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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149 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,189.99
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108 FPS
$60.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
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149 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,588
In Stock
108 FPS
$30.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,288
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123 FPS
$9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,119.99
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149 FPS
$13.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.98
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