Intel Core i7 10700F vs Intel Core i9 10980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 10700F with 8 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 10980XE 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 10700F 's Advantages
Released 7 months late
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+17%
1249
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1063
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
12149
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+104%
24899
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+5%
1608
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1523
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
8118
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+36%
11069
Blender
Intel Core i7 10700F
169
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+104%
346
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
1213
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+2%
1240
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
8003
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+114%
17131
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+9%
2890
Intel Core i9 10980XE
2646
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
16898
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+94%
32881
General Parameters
May 2020
Release Date
Oct 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
i7-10700F
Processor Number
i9-10980XE
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
86 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
18
16
Performance Core Threads
36
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
8
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
45.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
48
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
