Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X is 1852 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than Core i9-7980XE - 268 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $446.27 vs $719.82
- Up to 54% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7980XE - $1.67 vs $3.62 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
268
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€446.27
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
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Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |