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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10940X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10940X is 365 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 5% better in Starfield than Core i9-9980XE - 61 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $820.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9980XE - $13.44 vs $18.4 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10940X - 36 vs 28 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$820
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
58
95.08196721311475%
Value, $/FPS
$18.4/FPS
73.04347826086956%
Price, $
$1067
76%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 18 |
| 28 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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