Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 2187 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than FX-4300 - 777 vs 683 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $48.02 vs $1097.0
- Up to 95% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9980XE - $0.07 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Valorant
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | FX |
Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |