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Key Differences
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 Core i9-9980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 204% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9980XE - 85 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $446.27 vs $626.30
- Up to 77% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9980XE - $5.25 vs $22.37 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€446.27
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
26 FPS
€90.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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46 FPS
€48.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,238.74
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33 FPS
€56.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
€44.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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68 FPS
€54.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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26 FPS
€77.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
€40.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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26 FPS
€103.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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46 FPS
€52.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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37 FPS
€63.99/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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