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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-14900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-14900K is 1824 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-14900K - 36 vs 32 threads
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 45% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9980XE - 223 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $432.98 vs $695.19
- Up to 57% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9980XE - $1.94 vs $4.51 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$432.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | 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 |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
170 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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210 FPS
$13.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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191 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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170 FPS
$13.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
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146 FPS
$16.43/FPS
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Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 2 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.84/FPS
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