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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 3205 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £118.88 vs £1116.08
- Up to 88% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-10980XE - £0.74 vs £6.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 95 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 14% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-2600K - 182 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 36 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
160
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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In Stock
Updated 138 minutes ago
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
182
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.13/FPS
12%
Price, £
£1116.08
10%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
Buy for £1,116.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 139 minutes ago
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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