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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 374 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 11% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-9960X - 199 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $535.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-9960X - $2.69 vs $8.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 127 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 32 vs 16 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$535
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
180
90.45226130653266%
Value, $/FPS
$8.77/FPS
30.672748004561008%
Price, $
$1579
33%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
127 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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