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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i9-7980XE - 206 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $126.99 vs $799.00
- Up to 85% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7980XE - $0.62 vs $4.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$126.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
84 FPS
$11.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$21.67/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.67/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
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$22.95/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$20.41/FPS
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$13.95/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$28.57/FPS
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