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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 40% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 5 3400G - 178 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $98.15 vs $1097.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9980XE - $0.77 vs $6.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
127
71%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 5 3400G
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
101 FPS
$8.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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99 FPS
$7.06/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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