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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $298.95 vs $815.0
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-5960X - 178 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 36 vs 16 threads
No Man's Sky
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
81.14649681528662%
Multi-Core
7389
61.652065081351694%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Haswell E | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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