Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1183 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 11% better in Ready or Not than Core i9-10980XE - 301 vs 271 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $369.0 vs $1065.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-10980XE - $1.23 vs $3.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |