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Core i7-9700F vs i9-10980XE


Description
The i7-9700F is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9700F gets a score of 269.9 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 973.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 3.6 times faster than the i7-9700F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
50657
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
8/8
18/36
TDP
65 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
25344 kB
Date
April 2019
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
60.93k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
269.85k points
1241.12k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-9700F
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4.67k
4.52k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
17.16k
17.94k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.7k
5.5k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.37k
9.64k (x0.67)
TOTAL
41.9k
37.6k (x0.9)

Multithread

i7-9700F

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
26.31k
84.93k (x3.23)
Test#2 (FP)
97.53k
409.55k (x4.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.53k
122.88k (x3.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.94k
22.12k (x2.47)
TOTAL
164.31k
639.48k (x3.89)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-9700F
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
16.8k
16.03k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
24.08k
23.95k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.06k
6.03k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.98k
9.37k (x0.67)
TOTAL
60.93k
55.38k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-9700F

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
92.79k
316.11k (x3.41)
Test#2 (FP)
135.13k
503.75k (x3.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.29k
131.82k (x3.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.64k
22.24k (x2.57)
TOTAL
269.85k
973.92k (x3.61)

Performance/W
i7-9700F
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
1428 points/W
1916 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2079 points/W
3053 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
512 points/W
799 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
133 points/W
135 points/W
TOTAL
4152 points/W
5903 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9700F
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
3575 points/GHz
3340 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5124 points/GHz
4990 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1290 points/GHz
1256 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2975 points/GHz
1952 points/GHz
TOTAL
12964 points/GHz
11537 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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