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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 4% better in Dead Space than Core i9-7980XE - 158 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $175.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i9-7980XE - $1.11 vs $8.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 7 5800X
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
$17.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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94 FPS
$11.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$35.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
$18.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$26.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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102 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$24.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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80 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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94 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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