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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i9-9980XE - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $205.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-9980XE - $1.11 vs $5.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 7 3700X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
121 FPS
$5.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$15.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$12.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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121 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
$13.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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110 FPS
$14.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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116 FPS
$9.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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90 FPS
$14.99/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$35.87/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
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