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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 1096 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $549.95 vs $1099.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-7980XE - $3.22 vs $6.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-5930K - 175 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 36 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
171
97.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$3.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$549.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.28/FPS
51.27388535031847%
Price, $
$1099
50%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Updated 348902 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
77.32441471571906%
Multi-Core
5480
47.176308539944905%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Haswell E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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