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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-9980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 45% better in Starfield than Core i9-9980XE - 84 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$519.00 vs CA$1646.00
- Up to 78% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9980XE - CA$6.18 vs CA$28.38 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9980XE 18 Cores 3GHz 24.75MB 8 GT/s 165W LGA 2066 CPU SREZ3
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.18/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$519
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
54 FPS
CA$56.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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