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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-7980XE - 668 vs 569 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $247.16 vs $1286.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-7980XE - $0.37 vs $2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
668
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$247.16
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 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 i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i7-11700KF
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
329 FPS
$3.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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409 FPS
$2.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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492 FPS
$2.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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329 FPS
$4.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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469 FPS
$4.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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329 FPS
$5.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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469 FPS
$3.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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469 FPS
$4.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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428 FPS
$3.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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469 FPS
$3.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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