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Core i7-980X vs Core i9-9960X

Core i7-980X vs Core i9-9960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 3139 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X

  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 130 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Core i7-980X - 773 vs 692 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 32 vs 12 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

692

89.52134540750323%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

773

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

40.20319303338171%

Multi-Core

2604

26.055633380028016%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Intel Core i7-980X

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Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i9
GulftownCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
130 W
TDP165 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
31.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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