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Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 5 5600G

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

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 1320 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 36 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 177 vs 172 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

172

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

177

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.99/FPS

100%

Price, €

€174.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

78%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1918

100%

Multi-Core

7665

66%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Core i9-7980XE

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Apr 13th, 2021
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameCezanne
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores6
36
Threads12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
39.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 7
YesOverclockableYes

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