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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 413 days older than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i7-9800X - 133 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $299.99 vs $768.88
- Up to 61% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i7-9800X - $2.26 vs $5.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
98.49624060150376%
Value, $/FPS
$5.87/FPS
38.500851788756385%
Price, $
$768.88
39%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
91.50501672240803%
Multi-Core
7353
63.300619834710744%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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