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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 480 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Diablo IV than Core i9-9960X - 192 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $392.83 vs $1579.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-9960X - $2.05 vs $8.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$392.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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