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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 599 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 i9-9900 - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-7980XE - 242 vs 239 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $339.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-7980XE - $1.4 vs $5.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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