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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1029 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-5930K - 205 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $400.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 31% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-5930K - $1.95 vs $2.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$400
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
194
94.6341463414634%
Value, $/FPS
$2.83/FPS
68.90459363957598%
Price, $
$549.95
72%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 350944 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
81.29395218002813%
Multi-Core
5480
62.40747067532172%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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