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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7920X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7920X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 404 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$600.75 vs CA$1649.99
- Up to 63% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-9980XE - CA$1.94 vs CA$5.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 0% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7920X - 311 vs 310 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7920X - 36 vs 24 threads
Forza Horizon 4
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Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
FPS
310
99%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.94/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$600.75
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W (Tray)
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
311
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.31/FPS
36%
Price, CA$
CA$1649.99
36%
FPS Winner
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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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7920X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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