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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 291 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9980XE - 180 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $102.37 vs $530.25
- Up to 81% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9980XE - $0.63 vs $3.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 36 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€113.63
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
98.88888888888889%
Value, €/FPS
€3.31/FPS
19.033232628398792%
Price, €
€588.58
19%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Updated 6163 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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