Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 596 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 7 1800X - 113 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - €342.71 vs €1203.12
- Up to 71% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-9980XE - €3.14 vs €10.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
113
100%
Value, €/FPS
€10.65/FPS
29.483568075117372%
Price, €
€1203.12
28%
FPS Winner
Buy for €1,203.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 55132 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
109
96.46017699115043%
Value, €/FPS
€3.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€342.71
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €342.71 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 55132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1131
79.64788732394366%
Multi-Core
5735
51.06856634016028%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |