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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 183 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1800X - 165 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $235.0 vs $972.75
- Up to 75% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-7980XE - $1.45 vs $5.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.9/FPS
24.576271186440675%
Price, $
$972.75
24%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Updated 55253 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
162
98.18181818181819%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$235
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
Buy for $235 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 55254 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1131
75.65217391304347%
Multi-Core
5735
49.3715564738292%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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