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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 1951 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 20% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 137 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $744.99 vs $799.00
- Up to 22% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-7980XE - $5.44 vs $7.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$744.99
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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