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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900F is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900F - 36 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 7% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 402 vs 376 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $258.99 vs $699.00
- Up to 66% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.64 vs $1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
402
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 10 |
36 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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