Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9980XE - 197 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $232.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9980XE - $1.18 vs $6.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$232
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
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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 | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |