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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 413 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-7940X - 113 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7940X - 36 vs 28 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $425.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9980XE - $3.79 vs $9.44 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.44/FPS
40.148305084745765%
Price, $
$1067
39%
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 i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
112
99.11504424778761%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$425
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
Buy for $425 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361588 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1370
96.47887323943662%
Multi-Core
9923
88.36153161175423%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 14 |
36 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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