Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4578 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Core i7-980X
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $120.14 vs $405.00
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 477% better in League of Legends than Core i7-980X - 404 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 42% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-980X - $1.11 vs $1.90 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
404
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€449.55
29%
FPS and Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-980X | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
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Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Gulftown | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
12 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |