Intel Core i9-10980XE vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Intel Core i9-10980XE
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 18 / Oct 2019
Intel Core i9-10980XE
Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i9-10900K

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10980XE

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900K

40 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-10980XE.
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Intel Core i9-10980XE

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10980XE

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-10980XE

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10980XE

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10980XEIntel Core i9-10900K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
TVB

Architecture

Intel Core i9-10980XEIntel Core i9-10900K
ArchitectureIntel_CascadelakevsIntel_Cometlake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4 Quad-channelvsDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameCascade Lake-XvsComet Lake
Release DateOct 2019vsApr 2020

Cores

Intel Core i9-10980XEIntel Core i9-10900K
Cores18vs10
Threads36vs20
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-10980XEIntel Core i9-10900K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache24.75MB (shared)vs20MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-10980XEIntel Core i9-10900K
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 1200
Max Case TempN/Avs72°C
PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA1200
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10980XEIntel Core i9-10900K
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4800 MHzvs5300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP165 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10980XE
    5760 points
  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    6360 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10980XE
    77760 points
  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    53280 points

Points - higher is better