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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 179 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-10900X - 184 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $339.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-10900X - $1.84 vs $3.36 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
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 20 vs 16 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Core i9-10900X
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
183 FPS
$31.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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