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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-7980XE

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-7980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1161 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7980XE - 123 vs 117 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 36 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

123

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.22/FPS

100%

Price, €

€149.79

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD AM4 Ryzen 5 6 Tray 5600X 3,7GHz MAX Boost 4,6GHz 6xCore 65W

Buy for 149.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7065 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

117

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

74%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

71%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateSep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9 Extreme
VermeerCodenameSkylake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
18
12Threads
36
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier26.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-7980XE

Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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