Core i7-10700F vs Core i9-10980XE

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1076

Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-10700F is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.

Advantages of Core i7-10700F

Performs up to 2% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-10980XE - 109 vs 107 FPS
Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $201.80 vs $680.18
Up to 71% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-10980XE - $1.85 vs $6.36 per FPS
Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-10980XE

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

This is a free version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

109

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.85/FPS

100%

Price, €

€201.8

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for €201.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 239 minutes ago

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

FPS

107

98%

Value, €/FPS

€6.36/FPS

29%

Price, €

€680.18

29%

Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Buy for €680.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 239 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

1920 x 1080

High

790

FPS

786

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

213

FPS

216

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

161

FPS

160

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

216

FPS

214

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

314

FPS

312

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1636

100%

Multi-Core

7237

59%

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Single-Core

1599

98%

Multi-Core

12166

100%

Core i7-10700F	vs	Core i9-10980XE
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Comet Lake	Codename	Cascade Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	18
16	Threads	36
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
4.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
65 W	TDP	165 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes