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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 744 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €288.88 vs €1336.05
- Up to 78% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10980XE - €2.45 vs €11.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 36 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
118
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€288.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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Processore Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz - 24,75 MB di cache - Velocità di overclock 4,60 GHz - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 thread
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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