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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 2381 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-990X - 206 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $178.02 vs $1099.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-7980XE - $0.93 vs $5.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.33/FPS
17.4484052532833%
Price, $
$1099
16%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
192
93.20388349514563%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 349936 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
37.79264214046823%
Multi-Core
2626
22.606749311294767%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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