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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 383 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-10980XE - 232 vs 214 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $369.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-10980XE - $1.59 vs $5.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
232
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 9 5950X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
232 FPS
$15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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117 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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195 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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171 FPS
$12.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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149 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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122 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
$11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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158 FPS
$36.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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