Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7980XE - 329 vs 312 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $232.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.71 vs $4.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
329
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$232
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 18 |
16 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |