Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 748 days newer than Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9980XE - 130 vs 122 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Elden Ring
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
