Buy on Amazon
$525
In Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $547
Prices and Stock
MSRP $547
Prices and StockMSRP $1076
Prices and Stock
MSRP $1076
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10980XE - 592 vs 570 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $525.00 vs $755.00
- Up to 33% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10980XE - $0.89 vs $1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 36 vs 20 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
592
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$525
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for $525 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
Buy for $755 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900K | vs | Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-10980XE
With selected game settings
422 FPS
$2.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,122.38
In Stock
425 FPS
$13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$5,886
In Stock
499 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-10980XE
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,699.99
In Stock
Popular Core i9-10900K and Core i9-10980XE Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
$470
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-13900K
$556.93
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-14900K
$433
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
$619.99
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-14900F
$498.48
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-13900KF
$449.99
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Ryzen 9 3950X
$485.95
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-14900
$578.97
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-10900X
$565
Core i9-10900K
$525
vs
Core i9-13900
$579.99
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
$722
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i9-10920X
$699
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i9-10940X
$755
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i7-9800X
$768.88
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i9-9900
$667.41
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i9-7980XE
$699
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i5-13400F
$899.99
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i9-13900K
$556.93
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
$619.99
Core i9-10980XE
$755
vs
Core i9-14900
$578.97