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In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 143 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 1600 - 145 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Metro Exodus
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Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1068
71.43812709030101%
Multi-Core
4578
39.41115702479338%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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