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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K 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 i5-14600K is 1824 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-9980XE - 98 vs 87 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $235.6 vs $750.19
- Up to 72% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-9980XE - $2.4 vs $8.62 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14600K - 36 vs 20 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$235.6
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
87
88.77551020408163%
Value, $/FPS
$8.62/FPS
27.842227378190255%
Price, $
$750.19
31%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1420
50.60584461867427%
Multi-Core
11230
69.80791943805558%
Intel Core i5-14600K | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-14600K or Core i9-9980XE
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$32.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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