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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 599 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7980XE - 315 vs 312 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $667.41 vs $799.00
- Up to 17% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7980XE - $2.12 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900 - 36 vs 16 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
315
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$667.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900 | vs | Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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