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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 4% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-9980XE - 267 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $270.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-9980XE - $1.01 vs $4.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 36 vs 16 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
267
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
257
96.25468164794007%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
24.337349397590362%
Price, $
$1067
25%
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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Updated 350947 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-9980XE
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
122 FPS
$18.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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94 FPS
$35.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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122 FPS
$38.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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