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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF 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 i5-9600KF is 494 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-7980XE - 110 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $180.12 vs $1149.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.64 vs $10.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 36 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180.12
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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