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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 413 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $357.22 vs $1067.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-9980XE - $1.76 vs $5.2 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-7960X - 205 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7960X - 36 vs 32 threads
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
203
99.02439024390245%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/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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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.2/FPS
33.84615384615384%
Price, $
$1067
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
Buy for $1,067 on Amazon
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Updated 350907 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1376
96.90140845070422%
Multi-Core
10496
93.46393588601958%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| 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 | 4.4 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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