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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 291 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9980XE - 157 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$202.71 vs CA$1649.99
- Up to 88% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9980XE - CA$1.29 vs CA$10.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 36 vs 12 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
157
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$202.71
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
154
98.08917197452229%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$10.71/FPS
12.044817927170866%
Price, CA$
CA$1649.99
12%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processor 999AD1
Buy for CA$1,649.99 on Amazon
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-9980XE
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
CA$249.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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