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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 9 3900XT is 1040 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 9 3900XT - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-7980XE - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $399.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-7980XE - $2.09 vs $6.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
191
100%
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$2.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads 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 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 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 | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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