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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X 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 9 5900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Core i9-7980XE - 231 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $277.99 vs $999.95
- Up to 76% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7980XE - $1.2 vs $5.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$277.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 9 5900X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
140 FPS
$12.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$18.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$21.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
$19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
$14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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130 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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142 FPS
$10.26/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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