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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 778 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $357.22 vs $615.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10900X - $1.79 vs $3.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i9-7960X - 203 vs 200 FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
200
98.52216748768473%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.22
100%
Value Winner
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 i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
59.07590759075908%
Price, $
$615
58%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Updated 348915 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i9-10900X
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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