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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X is 748 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 5800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-9980XE - 142 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $175.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-9980XE - $1.23 vs $8.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 7 5800X
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$23.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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75 FPS
$14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$43.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$24.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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42 FPS
$39.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$21.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
$29.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
$35.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$22.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
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