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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7980XE - 326 vs 312 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $369.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.13 vs $4.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
326
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 9 5950X
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
326 FPS
$11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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240 FPS
$6.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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217 FPS
$5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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312 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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292 FPS
$7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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266 FPS
$5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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226 FPS
$6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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271 FPS
$6.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,728.4
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266 FPS
$6.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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278 FPS
$20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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