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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1692 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 8% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7980XE - 143 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $116.16 vs $799.00
- Up to 87% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7980XE - $0.81 vs $6.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$116.16
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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