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Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 5 7600X

Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 5 7600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X is 1852 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 36 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X

  • Performs up to 36% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 213 vs 157 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

157

74%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

213

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

52%

Multi-Core

11616

91%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2863

100%

Multi-Core

12807

100%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Core i9-7980XE

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo

Ryzen 5 7600X

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores6
36
Threads12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
26.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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