Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 494 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-7980XE - 182 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $295.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-7980XE - $1.62 vs $7.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 18 |
16 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |