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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 92% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-9980XE - 100 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $388.7 vs $1097.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-9980XE - $3.89 vs $21.1 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
100
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$388.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i9-9980XE
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$62.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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81 FPS
$34.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,799.99
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68 FPS
$29.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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39 FPS
$42.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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68 FPS
$31.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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72 FPS
$29.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149.99
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100 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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72 FPS
$36.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,639
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86 FPS
$26.74/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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57 FPS
$33.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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