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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i9-7980XE - 230 vs 218 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $289.00 vs $799.00
- Up to 66% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i9-7980XE - $1.26 vs $3.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Mass Effect: Andromeda
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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