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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900K is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i9-7980XE - 203 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $440.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Control than Core i9-7980XE - $2.17 vs $6.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 36 vs 20 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$440
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 20 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i9-7980XE
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
138 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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139 FPS
$42.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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75 FPS
$28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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203 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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