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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1183 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 19% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10980XE - 159 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - CA$499.0 vs CA$1750.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10980XE - CA$3.14 vs CA$13.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition 3.0 GHz Eighteen-Core LGA 2066 Processor (BX8069510980XE)
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
159
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.14/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 9 7900
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
124 FPS
CA$56.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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124 FPS
CA$71.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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