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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 284 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10980XE - 136 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $280.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10980XE - $2.06 vs $8.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 36 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$280
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
134
98.52941176470588%
Value, $/FPS
$8.96/FPS
22.991071428571427%
Price, $
$1200
23%
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
Ultra
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i9-10980XE
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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102 FPS
$29.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,998
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