Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 492 days older than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 10% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 3500U - 177 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 36 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 6th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
