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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 1538 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 12% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-9980XE - 315 vs 281 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$886.33 vs CA$1639.01
- Up to 52% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-9980XE - CA$2.81 vs CA$5.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9980XE 18 Cores 3GHz 24.75MB 8 GT/s 165W LGA 2066 CPU SREZ3
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
315
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.81/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$886.33
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD RYZEN 9 7950X3D, Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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