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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 214 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $210.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.98 vs $6.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 36 vs 12 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
214
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i9-7980XE
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
137 FPS
$8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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127 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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109 FPS
$18.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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