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In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 792 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Core i5-6600K - 786 vs 777 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 91 vs 165 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
786
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.03/FPS
100%
Price, €
€805.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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