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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $550.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10980XE - $4.23 vs $9.16 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-9900X - 131 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 36 vs 20 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
130
99.23664122137404%
Value, $/FPS
$4.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$550
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.16/FPS
46.17903930131005%
Price, $
$1200
45%
FPS Winner
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 i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1488
94.77707006369427%
Multi-Core
9516
79.39924906132666%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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