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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-930 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 3520 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-930
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $198.73 vs $1099.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-10980XE - $1.12 vs $5.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 24% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-930 - 219 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 36 vs 8 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
FPS
177
80%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.02/FPS
22%
Price, $
$1099
18%
FPS Winner
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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Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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