Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Death Stranding than Core i9-9980XE - 230 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - €299.95 vs €1248.92
- Up to 76% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-9980XE - €1.3 vs €5.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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FPS
230
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€299.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |