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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3887 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 326% better in League of Legends than Core i7-980X - 298 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 30% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-980X - $0.88 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $87.8 vs $261.99
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
298
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
33%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-980X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Gulftown |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-980X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
284 FPS
$9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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284 FPS
$7.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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275 FPS
$6.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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284 FPS
$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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279 FPS
$6.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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279 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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284 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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278 FPS
$5.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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283 FPS
$7.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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284 FPS
$5.13/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,456.75
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