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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 11% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10980XE - 98 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $564.0 vs $1065.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-10980XE - $5.76 vs $12.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$564
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread 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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raphael | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
120 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i9-10980XE
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$51.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$35.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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98 FPS
$40.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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98 FPS
$40.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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94 FPS
$32.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,049.99
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92 FPS
$34.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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96 FPS
$31.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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98 FPS
$30.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999
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