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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 3% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-10980XE - 267 vs 259 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - CA$468.98 vs CA$700.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-10980XE - CA$1.76 vs CA$2.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 36 vs 16 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
267
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$468.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
259
97.00374531835206%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.7/FPS
65.18518518518518%
Price, CA$
CA$700
66%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i9-10980XE
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
75 FPS
CA$59.22/FPS
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