Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 778 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7960X - 224 vs 220 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $347.48 vs $615.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10900X - $1.58 vs $2.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Buy for $615 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4694 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
220
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$347.48
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $347.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4694 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 16 |
20 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |