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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600 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 7600 is 1961 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 7600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 11% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-7980XE - 547 vs 492 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $197.91 vs $799.00
- Up to 78% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-7980XE - $0.36 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
547
100%
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$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197.91
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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