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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-7980XE - 291 vs 283 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $241.99 vs $992.75
- Up to 76% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-7980XE - $0.83 vs $3.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i7-11700F
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
219 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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219 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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188 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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171 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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115 FPS
$6.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$699.99
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131 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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143 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,487
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188 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,546.88
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118 FPS
$13.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,540.88
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136 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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