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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-7980XE - 293 vs 283 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $395.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-7980XE - $1.35 vs $4.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
293
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
105 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 9 3900X or Core i9-7980XE
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
221 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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235 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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221 FPS
$12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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190 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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