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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 383 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i9-10980XE - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £126.99 vs £1174.25
- Up to 89% better value when playing Control than Core i9-10980XE - £0.62 vs £5.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
204
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 5 5600X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
114 FPS
£9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
£11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
£8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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