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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 845 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i9-7900X - 203 vs 201 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $400.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10900X - $1.99 vs $3.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
65.67656765676568%
Price, $
$615
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
201
99.01477832512316%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$400
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
Buy for $400 on Amazon
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Updated 349039 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Single-Core
1422
90.22842639593908%
Multi-Core
8781
93.70398036495573%
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i9-7900X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
203 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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