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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Pentium B980

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Pentium B980: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2987 days newer than Pentium B980.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Rocket League than Pentium B980 - 754 vs 669 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium B980

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Rocket League.
Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

754

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.59/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1199.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


FPS

669

88%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


Single-Core

360

17%

Multi-Core

609

7%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Pentium B980 Logo

Intel Pentium B980

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateSep 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5CollectionPentium
VermeerCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
6
Cores2
12
Threads2
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
35 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Pentium B980

Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality

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