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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700F - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9980XE - 124 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $225.99 vs $1067.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9980XE - $1.82 vs $8.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
122
98.38709677419355%
Value, $/FPS
$8.75/FPS
20.8%
Price, $
$1067
21%
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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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i7-10700F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
49 FPS
$24.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179.99
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118 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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74 FPS
$15.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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61 FPS
$29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,769
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81 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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108 FPS
$15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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40 FPS
$29.98/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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56 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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95 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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69 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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