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Pentium B980 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Pentium B980 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 109 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 109 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2987 days newer than Pentium B980.

Advantages of Pentium B980

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 69% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Pentium B980 - 144 vs 85 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


FPS

85

59%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

144

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€329

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 109 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


Single-Core

360

17%

Multi-Core

609

7%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Pentium B980 Logo

Pentium B980

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Sep 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
PentiumCollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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