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Core i7-10700 vs Core i9-7980XE

Core i7-10700 vs Core i9-7980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $1999

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-10700 outperforms Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-10700 is 972 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i7-10700

  • Performs up to 4% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 189 vs 181 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700 - 36 vs 16 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

189

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

181

96%

Value, €/FPS

€3.48/FPS

100%

Price, €

€629.73

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors

Buy for 629.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-10700

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1628

100%

Multi-Core

7151

63%

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1443

89%

Multi-Core

11263

100%

Core i7-10700

vs

Core i9-7980XE

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateSep 1st, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Comet LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
18
16Threads
36
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0x
Multiplier26.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-10700 or Core i9-7980XE

With selected game settings

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