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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 1683 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Pentium B980 - 118 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 8 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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