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In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 778 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-7940X - 124 vs 121 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $397.83 vs $799.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10920X - $3.29 vs $6.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10920X - 28 vs 24 threads
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
121
97%
Value, $/FPS
$3.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$397.83
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10920X | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
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 |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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