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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 3623 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 23% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-920 - 203 vs 165 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $90.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-9960X - $0.55 vs $7.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.78/FPS
7.069408740359898%
Price, $
$1579
5%
FPS Winner
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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Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
165
81.2807881773399%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i7-920 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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