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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 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 i9-10900 is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10980XE - 193 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $299.98 vs $1200.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10980XE - $1.55 vs $6.32 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 i9-10900 - 36 vs 20 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
190
98.44559585492227%
Value, $/FPS
$6.32/FPS
24.525316455696203%
Price, $
$1200
24%
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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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