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In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 1509 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i7-5960X - 202 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $298.95 vs $1498.95
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Corp. Core i9-9980XE Extreme ED Tray
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1274
89.71830985915493%
Multi-Core
7389
65.79697239536955%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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