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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K 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 i9-10850K is 1060 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10850K - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $279.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 22% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-7960X - $2.23 vs $2.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i9-10850K
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
80 FPS
$25.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,059.99
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80 FPS
$27.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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53 FPS
$26.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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105 FPS
$41.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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97 FPS
$77.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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70 FPS
$24.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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98 FPS
$23.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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53 FPS
$34.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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97 FPS
$72.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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97 FPS
$20.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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