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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 402 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $1498.95 vs $1555.0
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 165 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 10% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9980XE - 111 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9980XE - $14.01 vs $14.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 64 vs 36 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
101
90.990990990991%
Value, $/FPS
$14.84/FPS
94.40700808625337%
Price, $
$1498.95
100%
Intel Corp. Core i9-9980XE Extreme ED Tray
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Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1555
96%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1420
86.79706601466992%
Multi-Core
11230
80.16847515705311%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 32 |
| 36 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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