Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X and the more expensive Core i9-9980XE have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9980XE - 183 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $590.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9980XE - $3.22 vs $6.16 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900X - 36 vs 20 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$590
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $590 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 18 |
20 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |