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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 1538 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 7800X3D - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 31% better in Rust than Core i9-9980XE - 257 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $368.99 vs $1097.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9980XE - $1.44 vs $5.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
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 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
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Price, $
$368.99
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
182 FPS
$13.74/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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