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Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3887 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 118% better in FIFA 23 than Core i7-980X - 220 vs 101 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 32 vs 12 threads
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FIFA 23

FIFA 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

101

45.909090909090914%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

220

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$490

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$490 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76692 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

25.308359981726813%

Multi-Core

2604

21.416234887737478%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Intel Core i7-980X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
GulftownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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