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Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-9600K

Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-9600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 413 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 36 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K

  • Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 118 vs 114 FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

114

96.61016949152543%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

118

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€192.66

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9600K processore 3,7 GHz Scatola 9 MB Cache intelligente, Socket LGA 1151

Buy for 192.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 564 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

87.32476635514018%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1712

100%

Multi-Core

6468

55.68181818181818%

Intel Core i9-7980XE

vs

Intel Core i5-9600K

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores6
36
Threads6
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
165 WTDP
95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
YesOverclockableYes

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