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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X and the more expensive Core i9-9960X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9960X - 133 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $550.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9960X - $4.14 vs $12.05 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$550
100%
FPS and Value 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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
98.49624060150376%
Value, $/FPS
$12.05/FPS
34.35684647302904%
Price, $
$1579
34%
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
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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