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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-980X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2848 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $87.8 vs $200.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-8700 - $0.39 vs $0.85 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-980X - 235 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
224
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$87.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Core i7-8700
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
121 FPS
$6.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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99 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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134 FPS
$5.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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41 FPS
$30.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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90 FPS
$27.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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