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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-10980XE - 179 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $240.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-10980XE - $1.34 vs $6.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
173
96.64804469273743%
Value, $/FPS
$6.94/FPS
19.30835734870317%
Price, $
$1200
20%
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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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-11900F
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
76 FPS
$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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