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Pentium B980 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Pentium B980 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3678 days newer than Pentium B980.

Advantages of Pentium B980

  • Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 35 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 35% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Pentium B980 - 298 vs 221 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 24 vs 2 threads
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


FPS

221

74%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

298

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.69/FPS

100%

Price, £

£1099.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 219 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


Single-Core

360

12%

Multi-Core

609

3%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Pentium B980 Logo

Pentium B980

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Sep 1st, 2012Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
PentiumCollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
24
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.6 GHz
35 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
47.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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