Buy on Amazon
$220.47
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-7980XE - 145 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $220.47 vs $1286.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.52 vs $10.29 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 Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-11700 - 36 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$220.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $220.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6356 minutes ago
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
Buy for $1,286 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6357 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i9-7980XE
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$17.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,389.99
In Stock
64 FPS
$23.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,519
In Stock
65 FPS
$24.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599
In Stock
64 FPS
$25.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,640
In Stock
64 FPS
$28.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,849
In Stock
64 FPS
$34.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,238
In Stock
64 FPS
$25.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,619
In Stock
64 FPS
$24.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,539
In Stock
64 FPS
$21.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,399
In Stock
64 FPS
$21.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,379
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
