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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i9-7980XE

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i9-7980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 376.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 370 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 376.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 370 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 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 9 5900 is 1229 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 175 vs 164 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900 - 36 vs 24 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

175

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.15/FPS

100%

Price, €

€376.15

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 376.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 370 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

164

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2141

100%

Multi-Core

10940

97%

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1443

67%

Multi-Core

11263

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Core i9-7980XE

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateSep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i9 Extreme
VermeerCodenameSkylake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12Cores
18
24Threads
36
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0x
Multiplier26.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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