Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10980XE - 120 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $260.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10980XE - $2.17 vs $9.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 36 vs 20 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$260
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 18 |
20 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |