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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i9-10980XE - 238 vs 228 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $237.0 vs $1179.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-10980XE - $1.0 vs $5.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-11900KF
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
130 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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130 FPS
$12.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$18.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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170 FPS
$38.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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139 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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