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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF 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 i5-10600KF is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 4% better in New World than Core i9-7980XE - 121 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $124.0 vs $1509.15
- Up to 92% better value when playing New World than Core i9-7980XE - $1.02 vs $13.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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