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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 Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than Core i9-7980XE - 268 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $357.97 vs $711.26
- Up to 63% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7980XE - $1.48 vs $3.97 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
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
199
74.25373134328358%
Value, €/FPS
€3.97/FPS
37.27959697732997%
Price, €
€789.5
50%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
268
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€397.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 55702 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1495
50.88495575221239%
Multi-Core
11616
60.208365728502564%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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