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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9800X is 556 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $195.0 vs $768.88
- Up to 73% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-9800X - $1.02 vs $3.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 203 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
192
94.58128078817734%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
26.912928759894463%
Price, $
$768.88
25%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
Buy for $768.88 on Amazon
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Updated 17140 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
80.7017543859649%
Multi-Core
3644
49.558003535971714%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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