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AvailabilityMSRP $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600 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 7600 is 1548 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 7600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 19% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9980XE - 134 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$279.00 vs CA$1590.00
- Up to 85% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9980XE - CA$2.08 vs CA$14.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processor 999AD1
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Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
134
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.08/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 5 7600
With selected game settings
57 FPS
CA$31.58/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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