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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900X and the more expensive Core i9-9980XE have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $550.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-9980XE - $4.47 vs $8.67 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 36 vs 20 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.47/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 i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.67/FPS
51.55709342560554%
Price, $
$1067
51%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Updated 351212 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 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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