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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 413 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-7960X - 122 vs 121 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $357.22 vs $550.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - $2.95 vs $4.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.51/FPS
65.41019955654103%
Price, $
$550
64%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
121
99.18032786885246%
Value, $/FPS
$2.95/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
Buy for $357.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348793 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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