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In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 340 days newer than Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Core i9-9980XE - 202 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
196
97%
Value, $/FPS
$5.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1097
100%
Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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