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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7900X is 480 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $400.0 vs $595.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-9920X - $1.61 vs $2.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 24 vs 20 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
249
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/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
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Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
249
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.39/FPS
67.36401673640168%
Price, $
$595
67%
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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Updated 351081 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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