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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 81 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 i9-9900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9980XE - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $359.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9980XE - $1.88 vs $5.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
190
99.47643979057592%
Value, $/FPS
$5.62/FPS
33.45195729537366%
Price, $
$1067
33%
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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i9-9900KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$17.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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