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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 494 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 195 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $359.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.84 vs $5.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
185
94.87179487179486%
Value, $/FPS
$5.94/FPS
30.976430976430976%
Price, $
$1099
32%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i9-9900KF
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
89 FPS
$19.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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