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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 907 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 7% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9980XE - 252 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$239.47 vs CA$1646.00
- Up to 86% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9980XE - CA$0.95 vs CA$6.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i9-9980XE 18 Cores 3GHz 24.75MB 8 GT/s 165W LGA 2066 CPU SREZ3
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
252
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$239.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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