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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700 is 179 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $260.26 vs $1200.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-10980XE - $1.79 vs $8.28 per FPS
- 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
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 36 vs 8 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$260.26
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.28/FPS
21.618357487922708%
Price, $
$1200
21%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1556
99.10828025477707%
Multi-Core
6217
51.87317480183563%
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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