Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 1826 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Pentium B980 - 202 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 36 vs 2 threads
Valheim
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 2 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
