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In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 4018 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $148.02 vs $229.11
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Remnant II than Core i7-980X - 97 vs 79 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 16 vs 12 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Single-Core
554
24.545857332742578%
Multi-Core
2604
25.56701030927835%
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Core i7-11700KF
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$28.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$959.99
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51 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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51 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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67 FPS
$17.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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34 FPS
$57.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,959.99
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63 FPS
$31.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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34 FPS
$54.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849
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63 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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34 FPS
$73.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,499
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63 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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