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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9980XE - 165 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $265.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9980XE - $1.61 vs $6.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 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 i9-11900K - 36 vs 16 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
159
96.36363636363636%
Value, $/FPS
$6.71/FPS
23.99403874813711%
Price, $
$1067
24%
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 350290 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-9980XE
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
35 FPS
$52.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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87 FPS
$19.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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46 FPS
$41.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
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55 FPS
$41.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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35 FPS
$57.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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87 FPS
$41.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,589
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87 FPS
$28.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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35 FPS
$52.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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87 FPS
$26.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,267
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60 FPS
$23.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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