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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 365 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i9-9960X - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $615.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-9960X - $3.32 vs $8.58 per FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$615
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i9-10900X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
185 FPS
$31.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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