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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900 is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 2% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-10900X - 268 vs 263 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $275.98 vs $615.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-10900X - $1.03 vs $2.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
268
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.98
100%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i9-10900
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
263 FPS
$22.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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