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In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2987 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 35 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 24% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Pentium B980 - 273 vs 221 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 32 vs 2 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
273
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.83/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium B980 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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