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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900X is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Starfield than Core i7-5930K - 61 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-5930K - $10.08 vs $10.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $549.95 vs $615.0
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$615
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i7-5930K
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$95.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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