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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 143 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $195.0 vs $899.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Control than Core i9-7980XE - $0.97 vs $4.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Ryzen 5 1500X - 202 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 36 vs 8 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
201
99.5049504950495%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 17303 minutes ago
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.45/FPS
21.79775280898876%
Price, $
$899
21%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
Buy for $899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17303 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
73.84615384615385%
Multi-Core
3644
31.370523415977964%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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