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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700K is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700K - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Performs up to 15% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10900X - 39 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $247.71 vs $615.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10900X - $6.35 vs $18.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
34
87.17948717948718%
Value, $/FPS
$18.09/FPS
35.10226644555002%
Price, $
$615
40%
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
39
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$247.71
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
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Updated 348738 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i7-10700K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1699.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$170.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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5 FPS
$538.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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