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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900KF 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 i9-10900KF is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-9960X - 259 vs 248 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $283.35 vs $1579.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-9960X - $1.09 vs $6.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
248
95.75289575289575%
Value, $/FPS
$6.37/FPS
17.111459968602826%
Price, $
$1579
17%
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 i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
259
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$283.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i9-10900KF
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
117 FPS
$13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
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199 FPS
$9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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225 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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148 FPS
$8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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136 FPS
$8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,219.99
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199 FPS
$10.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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135 FPS
$48.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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171 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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148 FPS
$13.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,029.99
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171 FPS
$12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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