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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 494 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-9400F - 188 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $85.0 vs $999.95
- Up to 92% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.45 vs $5.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i5-9400F
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
41 FPS
$28.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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41 FPS
$27.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,109
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28 FPS
$24.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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