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Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i7-980X vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 3887 days newer than Core i7-980X.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-980X - 191 vs 178 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 16 vs 12 threads
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


FPS

178

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

191

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010


Single-Core

554

25%

Multi-Core

2604

25%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i7-980X Logo

Core i7-980X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Mar 16th, 2010Release Date
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
GulftownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12Threads
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
130 WTDP
32 nmProcess Size
25.0xMultiplier
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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