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Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4578 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of Core i7-980X

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 39% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-980X - 214 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Total War: WARHAMMER III.
Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

154

72%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

214

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.6/FPS

100%

Price, €

€769.42

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 258 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

19%

Multi-Core

2604

13%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Core i7-980X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
GulftownCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
130 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
25.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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