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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Core i9-10980XE - 215 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £175.99 vs £1233.41
- Up to 87% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10980XE - £0.82 vs £6.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 36 vs 12 threads
Valheim
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£175.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
203
94.41860465116278%
Value, £/FPS
£6.08/FPS
13.486842105263158%
Price, £
£1233.41
14%
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
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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