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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 3572 days newer than Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 87 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 246% better in League of Legends than Core i5-661 - 197 vs 57 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 36 vs 4 threads
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
87 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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