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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 3205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $70.0 vs $1200.0
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 3300% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2400S - 34 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 50% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2400S - $35.29 vs $70.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 36 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
1
2.941176470588235%
Value, $/FPS
$70/FPS
50.41428571428571%
Price, $
$70
100%
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
34
100%
Value, $/FPS
$35.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1200
5%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
31.59235668789809%
Multi-Core
1352
11.280767626199415%
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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