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In short — Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900HX is 1229 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Performs up to 20% better in League of Legends than Core i9-7980XE - 224 vs 187 FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 45 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX - 36 vs 16 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
187
83%
Value, $/FPS
$6.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1286
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900HX
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Cezanne | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900HX or Core i9-7980XE
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
205 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900HX
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Ryzen 9 5900HX
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