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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 778 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $357.22 vs $1200.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-10980XE - $1.65 vs $5.5 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 0% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7960X - 218 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7960X - 36 vs 32 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
217
99.54128440366972%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1376
87.64331210191084%
Multi-Core
10496
87.57613683771382%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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