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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 3400 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $87.8 vs $210.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 201% better in League of Legends than Core i7-980X - 211 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-980X - $1.0 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 95 vs 130 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
211
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
41%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Ryzen 5 3600X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
188 FPS
$5.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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186 FPS
$6.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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184 FPS
$10.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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