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Core i9-10900F vs Core i9-7980XE

Core i9-10900F vs Core i9-7980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for 233.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 371 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for 233.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 371 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900F is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-10900F

  • Performs up to 7% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 402 vs 376 FPS
  • Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $233.32 vs $629.73
  • Up to 65% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.58 vs $1.67 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900F - 36 vs 20 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

402

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€233.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for 233.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 371 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

376

94%

Value, €/FPS

€1.67/FPS

35%

Price, €

€629.73

37%

Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors

Buy for 629.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 371 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

100%

Multi-Core

8426

73%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

89%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo

Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Core i9-7980XE

Apr 30th, 2020
Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9Core i9 Extreme
Comet LakeSkylake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 2066
Desktop
Desktop
10
18
20
36
2.8 GHz
2.6 GHz
5.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
65 W
165 W
14 nm14 nm
28.0x
26.0x
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