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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 365 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $545.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-10980XE - $2.87 vs $6.32 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$545
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.32/FPS
45.41139240506329%
Price, $
$1200
45%
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 i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
87.13375796178345%
Multi-Core
7353
61.351689612015015%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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