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In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 879 days newer than Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- 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 104% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9980XE - 57 vs 28 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
57
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.7/FPS
100%
Price, £
£154
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | 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 |
| 4.4 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 |
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