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Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 5 5600

Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 4418 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-980X - 178 vs 163 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

163

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980X Logo
Core i7-980X

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

27%

Multi-Core

2604

30%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Core i7-980X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Apr 20th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
GulftownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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