Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-980X outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-980X is 952 days older than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than FX-8350 - 692 vs 687 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than FX-8350 - $87.8 vs $185.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Valorant than FX-8350 - $0.13 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8350 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 125 vs 130 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
692
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$87.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
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Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i7 | Collection | FX |
Gulftown | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |