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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £176.89 vs £1233.41
- Up to 85% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10980XE - £1.34 vs £9.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-10500 - 134 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 36 vs 12 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
132
98.50746268656717%
Value, £/FPS
£1.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
134
100%
Value, £/FPS
£9.2/FPS
14.56521739130435%
Price, £
£1233.41
14%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
Buy for £1,233.41 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1519
96.7515923566879%
Multi-Core
5470
45.6403838130997%
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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