Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 25 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 0% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-10980XE - 285 vs 284 FPS
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £50.0 vs £1233.41
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Single-Core
1555
99.04458598726114%
Multi-Core
5850
48.81101376720901%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |