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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-880 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-880 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 3325 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-880.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-880
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $112.0 vs $370.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.89 vs $2.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-880 - 147 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-880 - 24 vs 8 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-880
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
FPS
126
85.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
CPU Processor Intel Core i7-880 i7 880 3.067 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread CPU Processor LGA 1156
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
35.317460317460316%
Price, $
$370
30%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 2502 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-880
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-880
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Single-Core
520
30.71470761961016%
Multi-Core
1653
16.633125377339507%
Intel Core i7-880 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-880 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$30/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
$21.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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