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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900 is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 3% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i9-7940X - 361 vs 349 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $299.98 vs $425.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-7940X - $0.83 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 28 vs 20 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
361
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
349
96.67590027700831%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
68.0327868852459%
Price, $
$425
70%
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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