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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-9980XE - 146 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $295.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-9980XE - $2.02 vs $7.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i9-9980XE
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
55 FPS
$31.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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