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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 24% better in War Thunder than Core i9-7980XE - 230 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $345.00 vs $799.00
- Up to 65% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-7980XE - $1.50 vs $4.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
War Thunder
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1920 x 1080
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Movie
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
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230
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$1.5/FPS
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Price, $
$345
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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