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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-9980XE - 291 vs 281 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $270.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-9980XE - $0.93 vs $4.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i9-11900
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
139 FPS
$16.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
$23.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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174 FPS
$27.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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