Availability

Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)

Availability
MSRP in USD: $122

Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 48 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE

Performs up to 6% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-9100T - 182 vs 172 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 36 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T

Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $99.0 vs $1067.0
Up to 90% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-9980XE - $0.58 vs $5.86 per FPS
Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 35 vs 165 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Dirt 5.

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-9980XE	vs	Intel Core i3-9100T
Oct 19th, 2018	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2018
Core i9 Extreme	Collection	Core i3
Skylake	Codename	Coffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
18	Cores	4
36	Threads	4
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.1 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
165 W	TDP	35 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	31.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
Yes	Overclockable	No

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TOP 5 Games

God of War

League of Legends

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

F1 22

Resident Evil 4

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