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    Intel Core i9-9980XE vs Intel Core i9-9960X

    Intel Core i9-9980XE
    Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
    3000 MHz / Cores: 18 / Oct 2018
    Intel Core i9-9980XE
    Intel Core i9-9960X
    Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 16 / Oct 2018
    Intel Core i9-9960X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE
      104%
    • Intel Core i9-9960X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE
      100%
    • Intel Core i9-9960X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE
      108%
    • Intel Core i9-9960X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9980XE

    8% higher multi threaded performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9960X

    None
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i9-9960X
    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

    Architecture

    Intel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i9-9960X
    ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsIntel_Skylake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameSkylake-XvsSkylake-X
    Release DateOct 2018vsOct 2018

    Cores

    Intel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i9-9960X
    Cores18vs16
    Threads36vs32
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    Intel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i9-9960X
    L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
    L2 Cache1MB (per core)vs1MB (per core)
    L3 Cache24.75MB (shared)vs22MB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i9-9960X
    SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 2066
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA2066
    Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i9-9960X
    Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs4500 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP165 Wvs165 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE
      5175 points
    • Intel Core i9-9960X
      5175 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE
      75141 points
    • Intel Core i9-9960X
      69018 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE (simulated)
      190.18
    • Intel Core i9-9960X (simulated)
      190.18

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i9-9980XE (simulated)
      2970
    • Intel Core i9-9960X (simulated)
      2728

    points - higher is better

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