Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-9980XE - 82 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $395.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-9980XE - $4.82 vs $14.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
82
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
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 | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |