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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 647 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 29% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900X - 40 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $286.0 vs $550.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900X - $7.15 vs $17.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$286
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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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
31
77.5%
Value, $/FPS
$17.74/FPS
40.304396843292004%
Price, $
$550
52%
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Updated 348668 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i9-9900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
6 FPS
$714.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1879.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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1 FPS
$1999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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1 FPS
$1739.99/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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1 FPS
$2199.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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1 FPS
$2959.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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