Key Differences
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 i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 36% better in League of Legends than Core i9-10980XE - 267 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £154.0 vs £1150.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-10980XE - £0.58 vs £5.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
267
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£154
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 105 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |