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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9980XE - 131 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$340.88 vs CA$1649.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9980XE - CA$2.6 vs CA$13.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
122
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$13.52/FPS
19%
Price, CA$
CA$1649.99
20%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processor 999AD1
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$340.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i7-11700KF
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
107 FPS
CA$14.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
CA$32.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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