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Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 1951 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-7980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 36 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D

  • Performs up to 17% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-7980XE - 207 vs 177 FPS
  • Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $388.77 vs $648.49
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-7980XE - $2.08 vs $4.07 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 120 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

177

86%

Value, €/FPS

€4.07/FPS

51%

Price, €

€719.82

59%

Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors

Buy for 719.82 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

207

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.08/FPS

100%

Price, €

€431.53

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for 431.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 79 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

55%

Multi-Core

11616

77%

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2719

100%

Multi-Core

15172

100%

Core i9-7980XE

vs

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores8
36
Threads16
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
165 WTDP
120 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
26.0xMultiplier
42.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Yes
OverclockableNo

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