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Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 674 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 36 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7980XE - 136 vs 133 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
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Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

133

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

136

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

90%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

70%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Core i9-7980XE

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

Ryzen 7 3700X

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores8
36
Threads16
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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