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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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MSRP in USD: $374
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 3220 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $87.8 vs $218.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-9700KF - $0.41 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-980X - 229 vs 214 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
214
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/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 BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 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 i7-9700KF
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
92 FPS
$14.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
$8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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