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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 Threadripper 3970X is 402 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-9980XE
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 165 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i9-9980XE - 203 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$1488.82 vs CA$1646.00
- Up to 10% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9980XE - CA$7.33 vs CA$8.15 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 64 vs 36 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9980XE 18 Cores 3GHz 24.75MB 8 GT/s 165W LGA 2066 CPU SREZ3
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Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.33/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1488.82
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 32 |
| 36 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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