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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 879 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 i7-11700 - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9980XE - 202 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $215.99 vs $1067.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9980XE - $1.07 vs $5.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
187
92.57425742574257%
Value, $/FPS
$5.71/FPS
18.73905429071804%
Price, $
$1067
20%
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 i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$215.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i7-11700
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
79 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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97 FPS
$24.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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79 FPS
$15.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
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63 FPS
$27.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
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109 FPS
$4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
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61 FPS
$26.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,644.4
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61 FPS
$30.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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61 FPS
$37.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$26.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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61 FPS
$25.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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