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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 45% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9980XE - 178 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $380.22 vs $508.32
- Up to 48% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9980XE - $2.37 vs $4.59 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€422.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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