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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 787 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-7980XE - 260 vs 251 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $535.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-7980XE - $2.06 vs $4.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 127 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 36 vs 16 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
260
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$535
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
251
96.53846153846153%
Value, $/FPS
$4.38/FPS
47.03196347031964%
Price, $
$1099
48%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
127 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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