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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9800X - 175 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $490.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-9800X - $2.8 vs $3.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 20 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
171
97.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$3.19/FPS
87.77429467084639%
Price, $
$545
89%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$490
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
78.21612349914237%
Multi-Core
7353
80.24664411219034%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9800X or Core i9-10900K
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
109 FPS
$54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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