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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900F is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900F - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 2% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-7960X - 301 vs 294 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $244.77 vs $357.22
- Up to 34% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-7960X - $0.81 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
294
97.67441860465115%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
66.39344262295083%
Price, $
$357.22
68%
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.77
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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