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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 1292 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 i5-11600KF - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-7980XE - 156 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $165.86 vs $1286.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-7980XE - $1.06 vs $8.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i5-11600KF
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
58 FPS
$19.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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58 FPS
$24.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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58 FPS
$28.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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