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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K 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 i9-10850K is 282 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10850K - 36 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield IV than Core i9-10980XE - 431 vs 422 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £507.35 vs £1203.42
- Up to 59% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i9-10980XE - £1.18 vs £2.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
431
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£507.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE | vs | Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 10 |
36 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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