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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K is 1852 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 177% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7980XE - 86 vs 31 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
86
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£489.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-13900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 24 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i9-13900K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
86 FPS
£38.37/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£38.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
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86 FPS
£40.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
£47.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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