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Pentium B980 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Pentium B980 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Amd Ryzen 9 7950X Processore, 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 80 Mb L3 Cache, Nero, ‎4 x 4 x 0.27 cm; 79.38 grammi

Buy for 520 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Amd Ryzen 9 7950X Processore, 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 80 Mb L3 Cache, Nero, ‎4 x 4 x 0.27 cm; 79.38 grammi

Buy for 520 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 3678 days newer than Pentium B980.

Advantages of Intel Pentium B980

  • Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 35 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 32% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium B980 - 415 vs 315 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 32 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


FPS

315

76%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

415

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.25/FPS

100%

Price, €

€520

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Amd Ryzen 9 7950X Processore, 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 80 Mb L3 Cache, Nero, ‎4 x 4 x 0.27 cm; 79.38 grammi

Buy for 520 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

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 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Pentium B980

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Sep 1st, 2012Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
PentiumCollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
32
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
35 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Pentium B980 or Ryzen 9 7950X

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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