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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 2381 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $178.02 vs $1099.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-7980XE - $0.39 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 25% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-990X - 569 vs 457 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 36 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
457
80.31634446397187%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
569
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
20.207253886010363%
Price, $
$1099
16%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Updated 350187 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
37.79264214046823%
Multi-Core
2626
22.606749311294767%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Gulftown | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | 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 |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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