Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Core i9-10980XE

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MSRP $599

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor

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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10980XE.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Performs up to 22% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10980XE - 160 vs 131 FPS
Up to 11% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10980XE - CA$4.75 vs CA$5.34 per FPS
Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 120 vs 165 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-10980XE

Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - CA$700.00 vs CA$760.00
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 36 vs 24 threads

This is a free version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

160

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.75/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$760

92%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for CA$760 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 328 minutes ago

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

FPS

131

82%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$5.34/FPS

89%

Price, CA$

CA$700

100%

Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads

Buy for CA$700 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 329 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

197

FPS

400

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

189

FPS

238

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

579

FPS

745

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

134

FPS

164

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

228

FPS

245

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2822

100%

Multi-Core

17479

100%

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Single-Core

1570

56%

Multi-Core

11985

69%

Ryzen 9 7900X3D	vs	Core i9-10980XE
Jan 4th, 2023	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Raphael	Codename	Cascade Lake
AMD Socket AM5	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12	Cores	18
24	Threads	36
4.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
5.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
120 W	TDP	165 W
5 nm	Process Size	14 nm
44.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
Radeon Graphics	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes