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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 480 days older than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-9800X - 205 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $400.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-9800X - $1.95 vs $2.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 140 vs 165 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 20 vs 16 threads
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
203
99.02439024390245%
Value, $/FPS
$2.68/FPS
72.76119402985074%
Price, $
$545
73%
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 i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$400
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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Updated 351056 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
96.20253164556962%
Multi-Core
7353
83.73761530577383%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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