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Core i9-7980XE vs Core i9-10920X

Core i9-7980XE vs Core i9-10920X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for £764.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for £764.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 778 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10920X - 36 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-10920X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-7980XE - 181 vs 177 FPS
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Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

177

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

181

100%

Value, £/FPS

£4.23/FPS

100%

Price, £

£764.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for £764.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

89%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1675

100%

Multi-Core

11349

98%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Core i9-7980XE

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Intel Core i9-10920X Logo

Core i9-10920X

Sep 1st, 2017
Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9 ExtremeCore i9 Extreme
SkylakeCascade Lake
Intel Socket 2066Intel Socket 2066
Desktop
Desktop
18
12
36
24
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
165 W165 W
14 nm14 nm
26.0x
35.0x
NoneNone
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