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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 3100 is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Performs up to 2% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-9980XE - 374 vs 366 FPS
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $89.99 vs $1097.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-9980XE - $0.24 vs $3.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 36 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
374
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i9-9980XE
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
139 FPS
$5.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$6.77/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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109 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,098
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160 FPS
$5.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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151 FPS
$5.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$849.99
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160 FPS
$6.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,016.86
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148 FPS
$6.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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148 FPS
$5.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$849.98
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118 FPS
$8.76/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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117 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,178
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