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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 284 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-10980XE - 182 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $295.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-10980XE - $1.62 vs $6.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-9900KF
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
$38.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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