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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X and the more expensive Core i9-9980XE have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9980XE - 179 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $730.42 vs $1096.03
- Up to 34% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9980XE - $4.53 vs $6.83 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9940X - 36 vs 28 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
179
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€810.77
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Tray
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 18 |
| 28 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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