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IntelBX8069510980XE
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18 Cores, 36 Threads @2.60 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

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18 Cores, 36 Threads @3.00 GHz, 165 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 95% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 103%
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4,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 96% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 206th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.1 % 84.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
External Data: 1080p 
+0%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		MetroEx 0% 0 % BFV 1%, SotTR 1%, Divis2 1%
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.3 Pts 77.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		119 Pts 129 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		235 Pts 255 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		444 Pts 488 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+10%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		875 Pts 951 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.4 Pts 91.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		140 Pts 145 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		276 Pts 288 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		546 Pts 575 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+5%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1094 Pts 1149 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+5%
Value & Sentiment 
+46%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
Value
Value For Money 		56.8 % 57.7 % +2%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % Slightly more popular.
+8% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$973 Cheaper.
+12% 		$1,100
Nice To Haves 
+12%
Age
Newest 		84+ Months 59+ Months More recent.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		3292 Pts 3371 Pts +2%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2570 Pts 2664 Pts +4%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'17 Q4'19
Cache
Cache 		24.75 MB 24.75 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.20 GHz 4.60 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 256 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 2
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 3
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		44 48

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.1%
Average Bench 84.2%

Even though it may be the most powerful CPU in the market, it's not worth it for gaming―unless you want to stream and video render. This CPU will dominate any workstation load, but its single-core performance is much slower than an i7-8700k, i5-8600k, and i3-8350k. So, in a nutshell, this CPU is only meant for hardcore streaming and workstation computers. [Jun '18 specify_cs]

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While it's good for Intel to cut the prices of top end i9-x980XE in half (from $1979 to $979), it was unfortunately positioned in an awkward position against the competing AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and Threadripper 3960X. This CPU offer better value than the preceding i9-9980XE while offering nearly similar performance as the preceding ones but would prefer paying less for Ryzen 9 3950X, Threadripper 2950X or more for mighty Threadripper 3960X instead.  [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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