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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 413 days older than the cheaper Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $550.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i9-7980XE - $3.09 vs $6.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i9-9900X - 180 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 36 vs 20 threads
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
98.88888888888889%
Value, $/FPS
$3.09/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 i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.11/FPS
50.572831423895245%
Price, $
$1099
50%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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In Stock
Updated 351317 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1488
99.53177257525083%
Multi-Core
9516
81.92148760330579%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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