Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 36 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Ryzen 3 1200 - 202 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $395.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Control than Core i9-7980XE - $1.97 vs $6.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |