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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 174 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $225.99 vs $1286.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.3 vs $7.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$225.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 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 i7-10700F
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
97 FPS
$14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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19 FPS
$81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,539
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123 FPS
$15.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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31 FPS
$40.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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28 FPS
$74.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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71 FPS
$17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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58 FPS
$22.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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3 FPS
$399.67/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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147 FPS
$15.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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37 FPS
$45.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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