Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 365 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9960X - 104 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $1099.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9960X - $10.57 vs $15.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9960X - 36 vs 32 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |