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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 383 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10980XE - 164 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $315.75 vs $775.0
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Single-Core
1570
71.72224760164458%
Multi-Core
11985
98.56896126326178%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-10980XE
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
59 FPS
$22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$25.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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131 FPS
$19.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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68 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
$26.26/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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73 FPS
$39.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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164 FPS
$31.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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22 FPS
$115.91/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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45 FPS
$48.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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