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In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1759 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium B980 - 142 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 20 vs 2 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
142
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£428.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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