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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 365 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i9-9960X - 228 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $1099.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-9960X - $4.82 vs $6.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9960X - 36 vs 32 threads
Fortnite
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
228
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$4.82/FPS
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Price, $
$1099
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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