Intel Core i7 11700F vs Intel Core i9 9980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 11700F with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i9 9980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 11700F Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 9980XE Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
+37%
1531
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1114
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
11029
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+145%
27093
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
+44%
2144
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1480
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
8162
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+35%
11091
Blender
Intel Core i7 11700F
193
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+50%
290
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
+46%
1644
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1122
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
8821
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+94%
17154
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
+28%
3311
Intel Core i9 9980XE
2569
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700F
21153
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+50%
31938
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Oct 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Rocket Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
i7-11700F
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
18
16
Performance Core Threads
36
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
8
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
50 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
