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$755
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Prices and StockMSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-13900KS 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 i9-13900KS is 1181 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 36 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 14% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10980XE - 134 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $399.00 vs $755.00
- Up to 53% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10980XE - $2.98 vs $6.40 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 150 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
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Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KS Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P + 16 E) 36MB Cache, up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE | vs | Core i9-13900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 24 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-13900KS
With selected game settings
134 FPS
$40.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KS
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
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125 FPS
$28.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KS
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,599.99
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108 FPS
$43.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-10980XE
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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