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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-530 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 3572 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than Core i3-530 - 202 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $45.0 vs $1065.0
- Up to 94% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-10980XE - $0.3 vs $5.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 73 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i3-530 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i3 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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