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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-980X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 3766 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $148.02 vs $379.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $0.7 vs $1.72 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-980X - 220 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 24 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
211
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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