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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 3623 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 35% better in Starfield than Core i7-920 - 58 vs 43 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $90.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9980XE - $2.09 vs $18.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.4/FPS
11.358695652173912%
Price, $
$1067
8%
FPS Winner
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 i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
43
74.13793103448276%
Value, $/FPS
$2.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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In Stock
Updated 349460 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
29.225352112676056%
Multi-Core
1434
12.769367764915405%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-920 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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